A group of nearly 150 Japanese academics said Thursday they had petitioned lawmakers over a bill that criminalises the act of ...

Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to outlaw desecration of the national flag, but all opposition ...

A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II was handed over today by the USS Lexington Museum in Texas to a nonprofit organization for return to the man’s family. Known ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan considers the “rising sun” flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan’s wartime atrocities, ...

Toshihiro Mutsuda was making preparations for his mother’s funeral in late March when he made a miraculous discovery. His mother, Masae, had lived a long and full life. But most of those 102 years had ...

KAWANISHI, Hyogo -- A 3-year-old boy and his father in this western Japan city passed the top level of the national flag test ...

Newcastle United removed a scene from the launch video promoting their new third kit due to it briefly displaying a version of the Japanese imperialist flag. The club were promoting their new blue and ...