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Contents 1 Former flag? 2 Note under Military flag 3 Top Importance 4 Current flag inspired by tokugawa? 5 Flag book

[edit] Former flag?

So what was the flag before 1999 then? Thanks. PizzaMargherita 10:17, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Emphasis is on "formally adopted". -Jefu 16:19, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Right. I see. So what does that mean in practical terms? And are there any other flags around the world that are not yet "formally adopted"? Thanks. PizzaMargherita 17:13, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

In practical term, it meant nothing for most people because they did use it as de facto national flag anyway. However those opposing adoption could claim freedom of speech to not to use "national flag"(quoted because technically it wasn't from their viewpoint) and argue that it was unconstitutional to enforce or promote its usage in public places because it was nothing more than "belief". --Revth 06:25, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

hi i am martina thank you for letting me use this information for my project i have put your website address so more people can visit this site many thanks martina (Moved from main article). NawlinWiki 11:20, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

I have a ww2 flag from the battle of Okinawa. It is red base with a white rising sun thick fabric. I have yet to see another like it. Does anyone have info on it? August 7, 2006

Perhaps it is a home made flag, since there is a lot of homemade flags used during the war and carried by soldiers to use as good luck. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 03:57, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps,but the quality seems better than something homeade. I thought that maybe the white on red (rather than the opposite) may have been designated for a certain division of the military. 0955 hrs. August 19, 2006

My only other guess is a military flag, but for whom or what, I cannot tell you. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 16:55, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Note under Military flag

I have added an 'be careful' note under the Military session.

Do not delete the note since some designers often misuse the flag or use the flag as a base of design and got their products banned in China and Korea.

The note is not judging the rightfulness of the 'offensive feeling' or the banning. It's pure NPOV and informational.

I live in Taiwan. I personally don't find that flag offensive but some of us do.

timdream 16:12, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

The Rising Sun naval flag is used in the states too by Japanophiles or by other groups, so it is not the first nor last it will happen. I seen clothing makers in China use the swastika in the past, which got folks in trouble. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 16:52, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I've add the so-called source upon your request - a link to zh.wikipedia. That was an event about an actress got boycotted because she was found in photos dressing clothes with the flag design. No official banning was in place I must admit. These kind of reaction was little known to English-speaking World but well known in Chinese-speaking world. I think people out there should know. Being advocated by a nationalism gov't, WW II is something not that easy to forget. timdream 18:07, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey, she has an English wikipedia entry! - timdream 18:14, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I took the second link to the news article and I put it in the article. For future reference, it is a good idea to use actual news articles as sources instead of other Wikipedia articles, given the nature of how we are (as in, anyone can change anything). User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 18:34, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Top Importance

This article shouldn't really be rated top importance unless everyone agrees, so I down graded it for the moment. MightyAtom 07:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I was the one who put it at the top-rated, since, IMHO, national symbols should be top rated in national wikiprojects. I also asked the WPJ permission to make it a top importance. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 13:37, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Current flag inspired by tokugawa?

Is it true that the current national flag of Japan is somehow or in some way influenced by the battle flag of the Tokugawa clan during the Battle of Sekigahara? Just curious to know... --Shenshuai (not logged).

I would not be surprised, but I am going to find out later. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 18:33, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

It seems to me that I remember the banner being most associated in that period with Date Masamune. Pat Payne 19:09, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flag book

I am getting a flag book from Japan from Japanese vexillologist Nozomi Kariyasu that was authored by him. I am going to see if that book will have information that could be of use for the article. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 01:35, 29 August 2006 (UTC)