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 ...

OSAKA--As a symbol, the massive Tower of the Sun created for the Japan World Exposition 1970 has no equal in its field.

it is identified as “kyokujitsuki”, and has many Japanese neighbors tormented. However the flag with the sun and beams became the symbol of the imperial navy particularly when they invaded and ...