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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.
A bicolour flag consisting of three bands; white, black, and white. 1668–1869: Flag used by the Satsuma army during the Boshin War: A horizontal bicolour of red and white. 1905–1910: Flag of the Resident General of Korea. A blue ensign with the Flag of Japan in the canton. 1945–1952: Civil and naval ensign during the occupation of Japan.
The Hinomaru was decreed the merchant flag of Japan in 1870 and was the legal national flag from 1870 to 1885, making it the first national flag Japan adopted. [22] [23] While the idea of national symbols was strange to the Japanese, the Meiji Government needed them to communicate with the outside world.
The caption from right to left says: "With the help of Japan, China, and Manchukuo, the world can be in peace." The flags shown are, right to left: the "Five Races Under One Union" flag of China, the flag of Japan, and the flag of Manchukuo. The concept of a unified Asia under Japanese leadership had its roots dating back to the 16th century.
By the time World War II was in full swing, Japan had the most interest in using biological warfare. Japan's Air Force dropped massive amounts of ceramic bombs filled with bubonic plague-infested fleas in Ningbo, China. These attacks would eventually lead to thousands of deaths years after the war would end. [25]
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While Japan considers the rising sun flag part of its history, Asian countries annexed or occupied by Japan (especially South Korea, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines), and Russia say the flag is associated with Imperial Japan's wartime atrocities, the Axis of World War II, and is comparable to the flag of Imperial Japan's WWII ally, the ...
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 ...