Japan Must Stop Using Risingsun Flag

 

According to Sankei newspaper, the Japanese government plans to allow the use of the rising sun flag symbolizing imperial Japan. The plan is the latest lurch to the far right by the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

 

During World War II, lots of sexslaves of Japan and people in Korea, China and South-east Asia shivered horrendously with extreme fear under the waving rising sun flag. It is just the exact equivalent of the Nazi swastika in Europe and moves to allow the use of the rising sun flag are expected to poison already strained relations with Korea and China.

 

 

We have to know that in Germany and Austria, not only hakenkreuz but also Celtic Cross are banned because Celtic Cross may give people the indication of Germanic people's superiority. Also, if you use hakenkreuz mark, you are punished in Hungary, Polland, Lituania and even in Brazil.

 

In addition, Sickle and hammer mark is not allowed in Eastern Europe because people in Eastern Europe were the victims of Soviet Union in the history. It is obvious that sickle and hammer mark provokes the fury of Eastern Europeans.

 

In the same way, rising sun flag is the symble of Japan's expanding militarism and atrocity during world war II. Japanese politicions should be more aware of its historic backgrounds, stop planing to allow the use of rising sun flag.