Six symbols will be replaced, including one the represent a police station, now to be denoted by a saluting officer. (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) Another confusing symbol is an X.

On the left, the temple symbol currently used on Japanese-language maps, and on the right is the proposed new symbol for foreign-language maps A Japanese proposal to stop using swastikas to ...

The ancient Sanskrit symbol which marks temples on Japanese maps continues to spread confusion among Western visitors. By Julian Ryall 18 January 2016 • 10:37am .

Tokyo to ban swastikas from maps 01/20/2016 January 20, 2016. The ancient Sanskrit symbol was used to denote religious buildings long before it was appropriated by the Nazi regime, but it ...

(FoxNews.com) - If you've ever traveled in Asia, you may have been caught off guard by a symbol considered by most Western travelers as a sign of fascism. The swastika is an ancient Sanskrit ...

Japan is getting rid of a swastika-like symbol for a temple, replacing it with a pagoda sign. (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) (FoxNews.com) - If you’ve ever traveled in Asia, you may ...