AUGUST 1, 2025 — Ahead of Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day, two top government leaders have expressed concern over the recent trend of displaying the pirate flag from the popular Japanese anime series One Piece. Both Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Budi…
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…
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…
DECEMBER 4, 2024 — The United States Space Force officially activated its first unit in Japan today, according to reporting by UPI. The unit’s inauguration ceremony, held Wednesday at Yokota Air Base, coincided with the unveiling of its unit flag. According to the Mainichi Shimbun, approximately 300 attendees, including representatives from the U.S. military, Japan’s…
OCTOBER 19, 2024 — In 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami and leading to significant loss of life in the Tōhoku region. Among those affected, the death rate for hearing-impaired individuals in the coastal prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima was double that of those without hearing disabilities, highlighting a…
OCTOBER 15, 2024 — The National Sports Festival of Japan concluded in Saga City on Tuesday with a vibrant closing ceremony featuring all 47 flags representing Japan’s prefectures, reported Saga Shimbun. A group of 100 high school and university students from Saga Prefecture performed as flag bearers and dancers in a performance aimed at expressing…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Today, “Onbedai,” a traditional offering of dried salted sea bream, was delivered to the Inner Shrine at Ise Jingu as part of a special annual religious ritual, reports Chunichi Shimbun. The sea bream, prepared by the Shinoshima Fishermen’s Cooperative Association, was brought from Shinojima Island, Aichi Prefecture, by six fishing boats…