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It’s seen as a symbol of ‘military aggression’
South Korea on Thursday reiterated a demand that Japan remove its “rising sun” naval flag from a warship participating in an international fleet review at Jeju island next week. Many South Koreans associate the symbol with Japanese military aggression during the Second World War and have expressed anger over its potential display during the October 10-14 event. South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Thursday said Japan should be more considerate about how South Koreans remember its brutal colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula before the end of the war. South Korea’s Navy has asked all 14 countries participating in the fleet review to display only their national flags and the South Korean flag on their vessels, a request apparently aimed at preventing the invited Japanese destroyer from flying the “kyokujitsuki.” The Foreign Ministry also conveyed Seoul’s position to Tokyo through diplomatic channels. But Japan has balked at the demand, with then Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera saying last week that the ship’s display of the flag would be mandatory under Japan’s laws. The flag also serves to identify the nationality of Japanese naval vessels, he said.
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/s-korea-urges-japan-to-remove-rising-sun-flag/article25127917.ece
