Japan on Friday enacted a controversial new law prohibiting desecration of the national flag, a key right-wing agenda pushed ...

The new law is part of a campaign by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, to build a more patriotic and ...

Critics claim latest element of PM Takaichi’s conservative drive threatens free speech, invites political abuse.

Japanese people who damage the national flag will face prison time under a new law. In a move described by opponents as a ...

Japan's enactment of a new law banning desecration of the national flag has reignited debate over the balance between ...

Opponents say the ambiguous law only intimidates people from using the flag in art, protests or other forms of expression, ...

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a divisive law introducing criminal penalties for desecrating the national flag, ...

The law, to take effect in August, will punish anyone who publicly damages, removes or defaces the flag in a way deemed ...

The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted a bill Friday to criminalize acts of damaging the Japanese national flag, despite concerns that it could infringe on freedom of thought and expression guaranteed ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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, ...