Japan offers explanation of "rising sun" flag in Korean

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Friday added a Korean-language explanation of the "rising sun" flag to its website, a move aimed at addressing the backlash over the decision not to ban the symbol at venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.The South Korean government has likened the flag, used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy during World War II, to the Nazi swastika, arguing that it is a form of political speech banned under the Olympic Charter.But Tokyo Games organizers argue that the flag is used in a variety of everyday situations and does not represent Japan's past militari…READ FULL ARTICLE