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Rising Sun- The Innocent Fascist Symbol

The flag of the Rising Sun was first originally used throughout feudal Japan and during the Meiji Reformation officially became a battle flag for the new imperial military. 
During the Second World War and well before, the Empire of Japan used the Rising Sun flag for not just state use or functions but also naval jacks and army banners, cementing its image as a symbol for an aggressive and imperialist Japan. To many Koreans, Filipinos, Chinese, and countless Asian ethnicities, the Rising Sun Flag occupied the same moral space as the swastika and the Nazi flag. Yet although Japan was also an Axis power responsible for heinous war crimes, Japan did not seem to go through the same deep cultural cleansing of its official and state symbols the way that Germany was following the end of the war. The flag did not receive an official ban from the government nor from the allied occupation forces.
The Rising Sun, although a symbol of the Japanese Empire would see its official return again in 1954 when the Japan Self Defense Forces were officially founded following Soviet military and nuclear threats. Less than a decade earlier it had been used for militaristic and imperialist motivations by an aggressive government seeking to build an empire and enrich itself by any means necessary. To many throughout the Asian continent, the Rising Sun symbolizes hostility and serving unwillingly to an empire. To many, it also brings images of comfort women, the Rape of Nanking, and the brutality of a warmongering military.
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Rising Sun- The Innocent Fascist Symbol supplementary resource guide is great when used with our book. It includes a collection of videos, images, and additional information on the topic.

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This page contains primary material, readings, videos, and images to help guide educators, students, and adult learners to understand this challenging topic. 

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  • Home
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    • Publications >
      • Pinay Guerrilleras: The Unsung Heroics of Filipina Resistance Fighters During the Pacific War
      • Unit 731
      • The Undrowning Lotus: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Sexual Slavery Survivor
      • Taiwan- The Israel of the East: How China, Japan, and the United States Influenced the Forming of a New Nation
      • Three Years Eight Months
      • Philippines' Resistance
      • Siamese Sovereignty: Thailand's Strategy of Political Duality During World War II
      • Cannibalism Culture: The Bushido Horror of World War II
      • Fall of Singapore
      • Rising Sun
    • Audiobooks >
      • Unit 731
      • Cannibalism Culture: The Bushido Horror of World War II
      • Fall of Singapore
      • Rising Sun: The Innocent Fascist Symbol
      • Philippines' Resistance
      • Pinay Guerrilleras
  • Resource Page
    • Unit 731 - Supplementary Resource Guide >
      • Background of Biochemical Warfare Development
      • Imperial Japan's Chemical Warfare Development Program
      • Map of Unit 731
      • Personnel of Unit 731
      • Duties of Unit 731
      • Human Experimentation
      • [GRAPHIC] Germ Warfare Attacks
      • Cover Ups After the War
      • [OLD] Cover Ups After the War
    • Philippines' Resistance - Supplementary Resource Guide >
      • Philippines World War II Timeline
      • The Japanese Invasion & Conquest of the Philippines
      • Bataan Death March
      • Formation of Underground Philippines Resistance
      • Supplies of the Guerrilla Fighters
      • The Hukbalahap
      • Hunter's ROTC
      • Marking's Guerrillas
      • United States Army Forces in the Philippines of Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL)
      • The Aetas
      • Chinese and Filipino-Chinese Nationalist Guerrilla Units
      • The Female Faces of the Philippine Guerrillas
    • Rising Sun Flag - Supplementary Resource Guide >
      • History of the Rising Sun Flag
      • Atrocities Committed Under the Flag
      • Rising Sun Flag in Pop Culture
    • Pinay Guerrilleras - Supplementary Resources Guide >
      • Japanese Occupation of the Philippine Islands: Pinays Answering the Call to Arms
      • The Fierce Heneralas and Kumanders of the Hukbalahap Guerrillas
      • Amazons of the Pacific Theater
      • Filipina American Veterans: Recovering the Extraordinary Feats of the Ordinary Pinays
      • The Legacy of the Asian Women Soldier
    • Fall of Singapore - Supplementary Resources Guide >
      • Singapore World War II Timeline
      • History of World War II in the Pacific
      • History of Singapore
      • Japan's Conquest in Asia
      • Japan's Invasion of the Malay Peninsula
      • Sook Ching Massacre
      • Double Tenth Incident
      • Social Changes and Challenges in Singapore
      • Voices from Syonan
      • Return to British Rule
    • Three Years and Eight Months - Supplementary Resources Guide >
      • Hong Kong before WW2
      • Buildup to World War 2
      • The Battle of Hong Kong
      • Life during 3 Years and 8 Months
      • Prisoners of War Camps
      • End of Japanese Occupation
      • War Crimes Trials
    • Siamese Sovereignty - Supplementary Resources Guide >
      • The Land of Smiles
      • The Thai-Japanese Relationship
      • Phibun’s Domestic and International Policies
      • The Free Thai Resistance Movement
      • Post WW2 Aftermath of Thailand
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