Uyoku dantai
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Uyoku dantai refers to Japanese ultranationalist far-right activists, provocateurs, and internet trolls often organized in groups. In 1996 and 2013, the National Police Agency estimated that there were over 1,000 right-wing groups in Japan with about 100,000 members in total.
An uyoku gaisensha passing two Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department police buses
A gaisensha driving around the street at the Yasukuni Shrine on August 15, the V-J Day
Another example of an uyoku gaisensha, again in front of the Yasukuni Shrine
Uyoku bus parked on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine
Flag of Japan
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The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner bearing a crimson-red circle at its center. This flag is officially called the NisshÅki , but is more commonly known in Japan as the Hinomaru . It embodies the country's sobriquet: the Land of the Rising Sun.
The fleet of Kuki Yoshitaka in 1593
1930s photo of a military enrollment. The Hinomaru is displayed on the house and held by several children.
Propaganda poster promoting harmony among Japanese, Chinese, and Manchu. The caption in Chinese (read right to left) reads "With the cooperation of Japan, China, and Manchukuo, the world can be in peace".
The Hinomaru is lowered in Seoul, Korea, on 9 September 1945, the day of the surrender.