However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed by Japanese forces in the past. That is why flying the flag at the ...

Tokyo Tower, a symbol of Japan's capital, was lit up in the three colors of the South Korean flag -- red, blue and white -- ...

Its meaning was not known until it was identified by the family earlier this year, said museum director Steve Banta, who brought the flag to Tokyo. Banta said he learned the story behind the flag ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, IOC President Thomas Bach and Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike take part in the Flag Handover Ceremony during the Closing ...