"The design of the rising sun flag is widely used throughout Japan, such as 'good catch' flags used by fishermen, celebratory flags for childbirth and seasonal festivities, and flags of Japan ...

A group of Japanese artists are hoping to help ... by researching the meaning and history of a country's flag as well as the colours and design, and then researches their culture.

NARUTO, Tokushima Prefecture--A little-known episode about hostilities between Japan and Germany during World War I turned up when a flag featuring an unfamiliar design of a black cross and ...

An expert panel of the Japan Meteorological Agency made the ... of tsunami warnings and other alerts and to specify the design of the flag. When alerts, such as tsunami advisories, tsunami ...