South Korea, which was under Japanese rule from 1910 until 1945, has asked Japan to ban the flag from Olympic stands next year Tokyo has so far refused, explaining that the flag The Rising Sun flag existed before Japan went to war and the nature of the issue is different from that of the swastika flag, which was created to symbolize the Nazi regime's political ideologies" Although the Rising Sun flag was designed to serve as the naval ensign, it has also served other purposes throughout Japan's historyJapan's flag is one of the most iconic and easily recognisable Known in Japanese as the Hinomaru, it symbolises the sun and by extension the emperor Popula
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