“We knew that the right thing to do would be to send the flag home, to be in Japan and to the family.” The soldier's eldest son, Toshihiro Mutsuda, was speechless for a few seconds when ...

In 1944, Japanese authorities forcibly evacuated ... family through a newspaper article last spring. He thought, “A national flag is tantamount to love of your homeland. I want to return the ...

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 ...

The national flags of Japan and the United States are seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will leave for South Korea, Japan and France ...