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Originally Posted by Buddahaid
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the rising sun flag the Japanese maritime flag, and still in use today? I recall seeing it recently flying on the stern of a ship in a documentary about finding a sunken I-400.
Buddahaid
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It is indeed still the flag of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, which is what they call their Navy now. It is however viewed by others as synonymous with Japanese militarism in WW2. This was shown when Japanese fans at the Olympics were warned not to wave them, by the Chinese Embassy, as it might illicit bad feelings from the Chinese.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNe...35118820080808