The Japanese war flag, or Rising Sun Flag, flies aboard a Japanese carrier before the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. (National Archives) Janice Cho's hands began to shake.

A Japanese warship will raise the Rising Sun flag during an upcoming multinational exercise in South Korea, Japan’s defense minister said Friday.

NBC's Today played footage featuring South Korean flags while discussing the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. The South Korean flag depicts a half red, half blue ...

The flag for some recalls Japan’s colonization of Korea from 1910 to 1945 and its military aggression during World War II, when the Japanese Imperial Navy flew the flag.

Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations on Sunday, as both ...

NBC’s TODAY aired a shot of South Korean flags as part of their report on Friday about the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.. As a reporter narrated, images and video ...

A Japanese warship arrived in South Korea on Monday for a multinational naval drill later this week, bearing a flag that, for many Koreans, symbolises Japan’s past military expansionism and ...

The rising sun flag is dear to the Japanese and part of its history. However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed ...

A Japanese news outlet on Wednesday backed fans using rising sun flags to cheer and support the Japanese team during the World Baseball Classic, fueling tension between Japan and Korea over the ...