Looking back through history, it’s often difficult to see passed events that have so shaped our modern world. The story of Japan in World War II for example has often left those in the west with an ...

Many South Koreans see the flag as a symbol of Japan’s World War II aggression, and protested its use during the Oct. 10-14 event near Jeju island. South Korea’s navy expressed regret over ...

TOKYO — A Japanese flag, brought to America by a U.S. Navy sailor from the Battle of ... The signature-covered flag, brought home from the war by James Ellis Mercer, was returned by his daughter ...

(ret.) Jay V. Chase, a World War II U.S. naval officer. A hinomaru yosegaki, or good luck flag, was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen, signed by friends, family and co-workers, before he ...

It was first used by warlords back in the Edo period between the 17th and 19th centuries and was officially made the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1870. Despite its history ...

Many South Koreans see the flag as a symbol of Japan’s World War II aggression, and protested its use during the Oct. 10-14 event near Jeju island. South Korea's navy expressed regret over Japan ...

Launched in 1940 and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), the battleship Yamato ... or other necessary systems for winning a modern war, the Americans rely heavily upon their ...

U.S. Navy warships fly battle flags for many reasons, most often when they're entering or exiting their home port or during a training exercise at sea. Usually, battle flags are designed to pay ...

In July 1853, the American naval commander ... of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. While the latter has a dedicated exhibit, the flag with which Bremyer raced to Japan seems lost among other ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force — Japan’s navy — “will fly ... However, the flag is also associated with Imperial Japan, which waged war in the Pacific during World War II, and with ...

In this episode we discuss Admiral Katsu Kaishū’s transformation of the modern Japanese ... examines the Japanese Navy in the Late Tokugawa Period (1853–1868). Dr Haruo Tohmatsu, our other participant ...