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Olympic Officials Asked to Ban Japan’s Use of ‘Rising Sun’ Flag
[BREITBART] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been asked by South Korea to bar Japan from using the “Rising Sun” flag at next year’s Tokyo games, Seoul’s sports ministry said on Wednesday.South Korea’s sports ministry sent a letter to the IOC to express its “disappointment” over Tokyo’s organising committee’s decision to allow the “Rising Sun” ensign or kyokujitsuki to be displayed, claiming it represents a “militaristic and imperial past.” The ministry said the standard defies the peaceful spirit of the Olympics as it was a symbol of Japan’s imperialist past that reminds Asian countries of “historical wounds and pains,” and it likened it to the swastika used in Nazi Germany. The flag, which features a red sun with 16 rays radiating from the center, has been used by Japan for many centuries and is still flown by Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force. It differs from the country’s official flag, a red disk on a white background, which will be used by its Olympic team. Related: International Olympic Committee: 2019-02-11 Hakeem al-Araibi: Thailand frees refugee footballer International Olympic Committee: 2018-08-01 Putin's hackers attack Laboratory Spiez (analyzers of neurotoxin attack) International Olympic Committee: 2017-09-06 Brazil police raid home of Olympic committee chief Posted by: Fred 2019-09-13 |
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