That is why flying the flag at the Tokyo Olympics has caused an uproar demanding it is banned from the Games. Japan actually has two rising sun flags, one of them is the national emblem, ...

Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved ...

(Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) Afghanistan’s two athletes may have been prevented from traveling to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo due to unrest in their home country, but their flag will be added ...