SEOUL, South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea — Japan considers the “rising sun” flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan’s wartime ...

During the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday, Japan handed off Summer Games hosting duties to France Sayonara Japan, bonjour France! At the official closing ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Games on ...

Carrying the Japanese flag for the Olympic host country will be none other than basketball star Rui Hachimura and two-time wrestling world champion Yui Susaki. The Japanese Olympic Committee announced ...

The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off in a virtually empty stadium Friday night after a yearlong delay due to the pandemic. As the Games face the ongoing threat of Covid-19, with the Japanese ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo Deaflympics closed Wednesday with host nation Japan finishing the games with a record 51 medals. A ...

Japan's intent to use the "rising sun" flag at the competition venues of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics is reigniting the dispute over the flag between Korea and Japan. On voices in ...

SEOUL, South Korea -- Japan considers the "rising sun" flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan's wartime atrocities, and ...