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  2. Rising Sun Flag - Wikipedia

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    Naval Ensign of Japan. The Rising Sun Flag (Japanese: 旭日 旗, Hepburn: Kyokujitsu-ki) is a Japanese flag that consists of a red disc and sixteen red rays emanating from the disc. [1] Like the Japanese national flag, the Rising Sun Flag symbolizes the Sun. The flag was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period (1603 ...

  3. Good Luck Flag - Wikipedia

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    The Good Luck Flag (寄せ書き日の丸, yosegaki hinomaru) was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan, most notably during World War II. The flag was typically a national flag signed by friends and family, often with short messages wishing the soldier victory, safety and good ...

  4. List of Japanese flags - Wikipedia

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    Civil and state flag and ensign of Japan. Flag ratio: 2:3. This flag was designated by Proclamation No. 127, 1999. The sun-disc is perfectly centered and is a brighter shade of red. 27 February 1870 – 12 August 1999: Civil and state flag and ensign of the Empire of Japan, and the Japanese state. Flag ratio: 7:10.

  5. Propaganda in Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and ...

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    The flags shown are, left to right: the flag of Manchukuo; the flag of Japan; the "Five Races Under One Union" flag, a flag of China at the time. Japanese propaganda in the period just before and during World War II, was designed to assist the regime in governing during that time.

  6. Flag of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Hinomaru was the de facto flag of Japan throughout World War II and the occupation period. [29] During the occupation of Japan after World War II, permission from the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAPJ) was needed to fly the Hinomaru.

  7. Imperial Japanese Army Air Service - Wikipedia

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    Rising Sun Flag. Active: 1912–1945: Country ... Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. By 1941, the Japanese Army Air Force had about 1,500 combat aircraft.

  8. It's a miracle, say family of Japanese soldier killed in WWII ...

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    The flag, known as “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name, Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, and the signatures of his relatives, friends and neighbors wishing him luck.

  9. National symbols of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Rising Sun Flag: Naval Ensign of Japan: Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force: Japan Self-Defense Forces Naval Ensign of Japan: National personification: Amaterasu [citation needed] Amaterasu: National founder: Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇 Jinmu-tennō) Emperor Jimmu: National dish: Sushi, Japanese curry ...