EXPLAINER: Why Japan rising sun flag provokes Olympic ire
HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
July 22, 2021
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1of8FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) escort ship Kurama, left, navigates behind destroyer Yudachi, with a rising sun flag, during a fleet review in water off Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo. Japan’s “rising sun” flag is raising anger at the Olympics, with some of the host nation’s neighbors calling for it to be banned during the Tokyo Games, which start Friday, July 23, 2021.Itsuo Inouye/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2020, file photo, a visitor carrying a rising sun flag enters Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo as Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Japan’s “rising sun” flag is raising anger at the Olympics, with some of the host nation’s neighbors calling for it to be banned during the Tokyo Games, which start Friday,
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