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, ...

A group of Japanese artists are hoping to help people embrace both the Olympic spirit and Japanese culture by reimagining flags of competing countries as samurai characters. Nations large and ...

The iconic red and white flag of Japan was the last to enter Olympic Stadium during the Parade of Nations as the host nation took its traditional spot at the back of the pack. However, 6-foot-8 ...

The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to showcase Japan’s growing ethnic diversity ... who carried the national flag in the opening ceremony and has a Beninese father, and tennis superstar Naomi ...