The Rising Flag Sun is flown aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Osumi LST-class amphibious transport dock ship Kunisaki, May 27, 2014, in Yokosuka, Japan. The flag's controversial ...

In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey's USS "Missouri" ...

The flag is similar to the Japanese naval ensign but has fewer rays emanating from the rising sun. "It is an extraordinarily precious find," said Mr Himuro. "Very few such battleflags remain in Japan.

"I am a South Korean exchange student. I surprised to see the (Japanese) rising sun flag in Fnac, which gave me a very unpleasant feeling. I am sending you a photo. "Did you know this flag ...

Here are six reasons why the battle is so important to Marines: 1. It Was the First Invasion of the Japanese Home Islands. The Japanese Empire controlled many islands in the Pacific area.

The Japanese Empire had been on the move in the Orient since its defeat of Russia in 1904 at Port Arthur, ... both openly showing Japanese aircraft attacking the Panay with the American flag flying.

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Like many World War II veterans, U.S. Army Cpl. Arthur G. Thompson, serving with the 117th Engineer Regiment, returned home with souvenirs from his time at war ...