[that] was the first American flag hoisted over Japanese soil.” The description briefly mentions the flag’s role in Japan’s ...
A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...
TAKETA CITY, Japan — A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the nephew of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.
The Japanese flag once flew at Fukuoka 17, a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan. Avery Cox, then a young man from Southern New Mexico, was among those who lowered the flag and replaced it with an ...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito waves with Empress Masako to well-wishers from the balcony during a public appearance for New Year's Day with his imperial families at Imperial Palace, Thursday, Jan. 2 ...