Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year's well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial ...

“Many people don’t even know that Japan once waged war against Germany,” he thought at the time. “Perhaps it is worthwhile to have the flag shown to many people to help pass down the ...

World Flags intends to create characters for all ... Samurai soldiers have played a huge part in Japanese history since at least the 12th Century. Although samurais themselves no longer exist ...

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

The other has the red circle with 16 expanding beams, it is identified as “kyokujitsuki”, and has many Japanese ... rising sun flag is dear to the Japanese and part of its history.