During the 19th Century, the rising sun symbol became the flag of the military. As such, it was flying during Japan's imperialist expansion when it occupied Korea and part of China. During World ...

The end of the Edo Period brought forth several innovations in military technology to improve upon Japan’s two-century-long gap since its previous contact with any European civilization. From ...

The Japanese military include Sun rays on their emblems ... the Sun’, and Japan is often referred to as ‘Land of the Rising Sun’. All of these things help explain why flag’s emblem ...