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Naval ensign of Japan. The Rising Sun Flag (Japanese: 旭日 旗, Hepburn: Kyokujitsu-ki) is a Japanese flag that consists of a red disc and sixteen red rays emanating from the disc. [1] Like the Japanese national flag, the Rising Sun Flag symbolizes the Sun. The flag was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period (1603 ...
Issued by the Japan Defense Agency (now the Ministry of Defense) in 1973 (Shōwa 48), specifications list the red color of the flag as 5R 4/12 and the white as N9 in the Munsell color chart. [77] The document was changed on 21 March 2008 ( Heisei 20) to match the flag's construction with current legislation and updated the Munsell colours.
A bicolour flag consisting of three bands; white, black, and white. 1668–1869: Flag used by the Satsuma army during the Boshin War: A horizontal bicolour of red and white. 1905–1910: Flag of the Resident General of Korea. A blue ensign with the Flag of Japan in the canton. 1945–1952: Civil and naval ensign during the occupation of Japan.
Re-drawn with more accurate geometry and symmetry, according to this construction sheet (for IJN): File:Naval Ensign of Japan (Construction sheet).svg, valid also for Imperial Japanese Army but with the "Sun" centered. Now the 16 rays of the sun each have the same angle (11.250°); same angular opening (11.250°) for the 16 white spaces: 32 ...
The Good Luck Flag (寄せ書き日の丸, yosegaki hinomaru) was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan, most notably during World War II. The flag was typically a national flag signed by friends and family, often with short messages wishing the soldier victory, safety and good ...
Japanese military observers in Western Europe were quick to spot the advantages of the new technology, and after the end of the war, Japan purchased large numbers of surplus military aircraft, including 20 Sopwith 1½ Strutters, 3 Nieuport 24s, and 6 Spads.
War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army (1868-1945). Alternative version: red color tone matching (flag of the Imperial Japanese Navy ) and (flag of the Empire of Japan ). Naval ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
A six-rayed stylised sun with a dot in the center. The background color is Edo purple (江戸紫, Edo murasaki), which was popular in Edo, the name of Tokyo during the Edo period. This shade of purple is one of the traditional colors of Japan, and is near identical to Web Indigo. September 30, 1989: A stylised vivid green Ginkgo biloba leaf.