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Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family
A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...
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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
The urgent request sought delivery of the flag from Perry’s 1853 ... to emphasize Japan’s submission in the face of American ...
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Japan’s military, among world’s strongest, looks to build
On Monday, as hundreds of soldiers cheered from the sidelines and waved unit flags ... military actions, and where domestic pacifism runs high, any military buildup is controversial. Japan ...
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Five things you may not know about Japan
The Japanese military include Sun rays on their emblems. The Japanese flag, or Hinomaru, has links with Jimmu’s great-great-grandmother too. According to Japanese tradition, the sun goddess ...
New exhibit features flags from Japanese POW camp that held New Mexico Bataan survivors
The weather-beaten flag bears the names of men who endured the infamous Bataan Death March and rode the "hell ships" to Japan, defying the odds by their survival. They lived long enough, at least, to ...