JULY 30, 2025 — Following a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, tsunami warnings were issued along Japan’s Pacific coast, prompting widespread evacuations and renewed attention to the tsunami flag. At beaches such as Ishidahama in Toyama Prefecture and Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, lifeguards are trained to raise and wave…
JULY 22, 2025 — India today celebrates National Flag Day today, commemorating the moment on July 22, 1947, when the Constituent Assembly officially adopted the Tricolour in its present form as the national flag, according to the Times of India. Across the country, leaders and citizens marked the occasion. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath…
View the video version here. On the night of December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, prompting immediate public outcry and confusion. The announcement, delivered shortly before 10:30 p.m. local time, triggered swift mobilization among citizens, with crowds converging on the National Assembly within 30 minutes. What began as a…
JUNE 15, 2025 — Bangladesh’s interim government has firmly denied circulating rumours that the country’s national flag is being redesigned to include Islamic symbols such as a crescent and star, says Prothom Alo. A digitally altered image depicting a new version of the Bangladeshi flag, said to incorporate symbols similar to those on the flags…
MAY 28, 2025 — Thousands of Filipinos across the country participated in synchronized flag-raising events today to commemorate National Flag Day, with over 1,100 locations joining the annual observance, reports the Manila Standard. In Manila’s Rizal Park, a ceremonial raising of the flag was conducted by personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, set…
APRIL 17, 2025 — Police have detained the Chief Editor and Deputy Chief Sub-Editor of Sin Chew Daily following backlash over an inaccurate depiction of Malaysia’s national flag on its front page, the Malaysian National News Agency reports. The graphic, published April 15 to mark Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit, featured a version of…
APRIL 5, 2025 — A new municipal flag for Aley District in Altai Krai, Russia, has been officially registered in the State Heraldic Register under entry number 15207. The rectangular, double-sided flag reflects the key elements of the district’s coat of arms using red, blue, and yellow. According to its official description, the banner has…
MARCH 22, 2025 — Flags representing 158 countries, seven international organizations, Japan, and the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) have been raised at the entrance gates of the Expo 2025 in Osaka, says the NHK. The flags will remain in place until the event concludes in October. The installation ceremony took place on March 21…
MARCH 3, 2025 — Today, Kyrgyzstan celebrates National Flag Day, a day which commemorates 33 years since the adoption of its national flag on March 3, 1992, following the country’s independence, says super.kg. The flag, symbolizing unity and heritage, has undergone changes over the years, including a recent modification in December 2023. The Kyrgyz national…
DECEMBER 23, 2024 — South Korean protesters have embraced humor and satire as tools of dissent, crafting parody flags to voice their discontent with President Yoon Suk Yeol following the December 3 emergency martial law declaration, the New York Times reports. Demonstrators have used these satirical flags as part of their protests demanding the president’s…