Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...

U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...

TAKETA CITY, Japan — A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the nephew of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.

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 ...

Its meaning was not known until it was identified by the family earlier this year, said museum director Steve Banta, who brought the flag to Tokyo. Banta said he learned the story behind the flag ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, IOC President Thomas Bach and Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike take part in the Flag Handover Ceremony during the Closing ...

So did the American public, who understood the importance of the first documented Allied flag-raising on Japanese soil. Resch wrote along with his submission of Rosenthal’s work to the Pulitzer ...