It clearly stood out among the numerous other posters on the wall — it showed the image of a red sun on a white background ... was the Japanese imperial flag, otherwise known as the Rising ...

whose very name in Japanese means “the sun’s origin.” One is the country’s national flag, called “nisshoki,” or “hinomaru,” which has a red disc on a white background. Few have a ...

Japan's national flag is simply a red disc on a white background - and no-one ... soldiers during WWII and the country's modern-day navy The rising sun flag has a similar red disc but with 16 ...

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 ...

whose very name in Japanese means “the sun’s origin.” One is the country’s national flag, called “nisshoki,” or “hinomaru,” which has a red disc on a white background. Few have a ...