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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
One of the official Navy photographers hanging ... [that] was the first American flag hoisted over Japanese soil.” The ...
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Another banner year for Japan's flag master
Japan's flag is white with a red circle in the middle. But until 1999 there was no official policy on what shade of red it should be. "No one had a clear answer," recalls Fukiura. "So I worked ...
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Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a security issue
His public comment is the first by a senior Japanese official over security issues raised by a $47 billion buyout offer by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard. Seven & i was classified as “core ...
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Japanese rising sun flag controversy in Tokyo Olympic Games
However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed by Japanese forces in the past. That is why flying the flag at the ...