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| Olympic Officials Asked to Ban Japan’s Use of ‘Rising Sun’ Flag |
| 2019-09-13 |
| [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 |
| #6 Appendix to P2K's link. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-09-13 17:08 |
| #5 Pretty sure everybody else would... |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2019-09-13 16:35 |
| #4 Would the Koreans get upset if the Japanese flew the Swastika ? |
| Posted by: Clyde Dribble8052 2019-09-13 13:39 |
| #3 It is a good looking flag though. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2019-09-13 13:20 |
| #2 Depends on the context. I don't think the Koreans would object in that case. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-13 07:01 |
| #1 Can they use the Betsy Ross flag instead? |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-09-13 01:53 |
