Japan actually has two rising sun flags, one of them is the national emblem, “nisshoki” or “hinomaru” which means the origin of the sun (red circle on a white background) and which causes ...
That is what's happening with Japan's rising sun flag and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. And the strongest criticism is from South Korea - where some politicians even compare it to the Nazi swastika.
Former director and incumbent President of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Irina Antonova was awarded with the Second Degree Japanese Order of the Rising Sun TOKYO, November 3 (Itar-Tass ...
I am looking at my grandfather's medals from the First World War. They include the DSO, the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun and the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar. He was a naval officer and ...