During the 19th Century, the rising sun symbol became the flag of the military. As such, it was flying during Japan's imperialist expansion when it occupied Korea and part of China. During World ...

Japan actually has two rising sun flags ... However the flag with the sun and beams became the symbol of the imperial navy particularly when they invaded and occupied the Korean peninsula ...

On December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on ...

As with all countries that were newly exposed to the seemingly exotic tonic, it quickly became a symbol of worldly ... t ...