S. Korea urges IOC to ban Japanese imperial flag from 2020 Olympics

South Korea has formally asked the International Olympic Committee to ban Japan's imperial flag from being displayed at games venues during next year's Tokyo Olympics, its sports ministry said Wednesday.In a move made after 2020 Games organizers pushed back on the issue, saying the flag is not a political statement, the South Korean sports ministry expressed concern over possible displays of the "rising sun" flag, saying the flag is comparable to the Nazi swastika.The letter was sent under the name of minister Park Yang Woo and addressed to IOC President Thomas Bach.According to the Associa…READ FULL ARTICLE