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Stylized yellow flag with red, blue, white, and black stripes, surrounded by East Asian landscapes

October 29, 2025
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Forgotten Countries

The Flag of Manchukuo: Japan’s Puppet State in China

On September 18, 1931, a staged railway explosion near Mukden (modern-day Shenyang) gave Imperial Japan the pretext it needed to invade Manchuria. Within months, the Japanese military had seized...

Traditional Japanese Shinto shrine with colorful fluttering flags and sun disc symbols under a bright sky

October 19, 2025
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Cultural & Religious Flags

The Shinto Shrine Flags of Imperial Japan

Imagine standing in front of a magnificent Shinto shrine in Japan during the 1930s. Colorful flags wave in the wind, displaying sacred symbols that shimmer in the sunlight—sun discs,...