South Korea on Wednesday formally asked the International Olympic Committee to ban Japan's "Rising Sun" flag from next year's Tokyo Olympics, comparing it to a Nazi swastika and deeming it an ...

Japan announced Friday that it won't send a warship to an international fleet review hosted by South Korea next week after Seoul requested the removal of the Japanese navy's "rising sun" flag.

Japan's Rising Sun Flag has emerged as a key element of the strain in bilateral relations.

Seoul has asked for the 16-rayed flag – often associated with World War Two and the Imperial Japanese Army – to be banned from next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

North and South Korean athletes will march together at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony under a unified flag, the South announced Wednesday.

Photo: Kyodo Athletes from North Korea and South Korea will march under a unified flag at the opening ceremonies of next month’s 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the South said Wednesday.

New Delhi: The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics was marked by two major gaffes — South Korea was mistakenly introduced as North Korea and the Olympic flag was raised upside down.

South Korea formally requests Japan's 'rising sun' flag be banned at 2020 Olympics In letter to IOC, South Korean ministry notes Fifa has already banned the emblem at international football matches ...

North Korea and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single unified Korea flag at the Winter Olympics, according to South Korean officials.

TOKYO — South Korea formally asked the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday to ban any use of Japan’s “Rising Sun” flag at next year’s Tokyo Olympics, comparing it to the Nazi ...

South Korea’s navy expressed regret over Japan’s withdrawal and said the decision must not affect efforts to improve relations between their naval forces.

As rumored and hinted at, North and South Korea announced Wednesday that the two nations would indeed be marching under the same flag during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics on Feb ...