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 ...

The Rising Flag ... War powers the U.S. and the Soviet Union and have agreed on little since, but amid a recent and unprecedented rapprochement between the two, South Korea's navy demanded its ...

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 ...

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 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 ...