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SKorea removes banners at Olympic village after IOC ruling
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1of3Banners with the words I still have the support of 50 million Korean people, are removed from balconies at the the Olympic athletes village in Tokyo Saturday, July 17, 2021. South Korea s Olympic Committee said Saturday it has removed banners at the Olympic athletes village in Tokyo that called up a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan after the International Olympic Committee ruled it was provocative. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP)Jin Sung-chul/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3A woman walks on a bridge past a Tokyo 2020 banner ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Tokyo. Tokyo is under a fourth state of emergency, which began Monday and requires restaurants and bars to close early and not serve alcohol through the games, which start July 23.Jae C. Hong/APShow MoreShow Less
South Korean Olympic chiefs have removed banners at the athletes’ village in Tokyo which referred to a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan, after the International Olympic Committee ruled it was provocative.
In agreeing to take down the banners, the South Koreans said they received a promise from the IOC that the displaying of the Japanese “rising sun” flag will be banned at stadiums and other Olympic venues.
The flag, portraying a red sun with 16 rays extending outward, is resented by many in South Korea and other parts of Asia who see it as a symbol of Japan’s wartime past.
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South Korea removes banners at Olympic village after IOC ruling
SEOUL, South Korea South Korea s Olympic committee said Saturday it has removed banners at the Olympic athletes village in Tokyo that referred to a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan after the International Olympic Committee ruled it was provocative.
In agreeing to take down the banners, the South Koreans said they received a promise from the IOC that the displaying of the Japanese rising sun flag will be banned at stadiums and other Olympic venues. The flag, portraying a red sun with 16 rays extending outward, is resented by many people in South Korea and other parts of Asia who see it as a symbol of Japan s wartime past.