The country's Sports Ministry said it had written personally to IOC President Thomas Bach to express its "deep disappointment and concerns". It comes after Tokyo 2020 organisers confirmed to ...

SEOUL, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Japan should refrain from flying the "Rising Sun" flag on a warship in a fleet review planned in South Korea next week, a North Korean propaganda website said on Friday, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Friday that the display of Japan’s “Rising Sun” does not constitute a political statement and a spokesman said there were no plans to ban the ...

The flag is still used in Japanese society but is seen by some overseas as a symbol of their aggression during the Second World War. Tokyo 2020 organisers have confirmed to insidethegames that they ...

A white Mercedes-Benz SUV adorned with images of the Rising Sun flag — a symbol of Japanese imperialism — was spotted in the middle of a road in Gimpo, Gyeonggi. A post was uploaded Tuesday to the ...

During its broadcast of the women's curling competition at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, JTBC apologized ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has asked the International Olympic Committee to bar Japan from using the "Rising Sun" flag at next year's Games, Seoul's sports ministry said on Wednesday, as the Asian ...