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Hello everyone
As one of Japanese nation, I strongly want to tell that this image of "flag of the Rising Sun" is no more our national flag. This was of the imperial time till the end of the World War 2.
To me (and maybe, to the people who were born after our generation, 70s), this image may be of the historical old flag under the imperial regime, and to the old Japanese people, this may reminds them of the one of the most terrible, awfuly bad time during the World War 2 in Japan, moreover to other Asian people, especially old Korean, old Chinese (including Taiwanese) people reminds them of the one of the worst days of "half" Japanese colonial period. Also, this would give you, Western people, the wrong image of Japan.
Because not only British, but also people in the all over the world come and see, read this article, I'm sure this wrong image give you wrong image of Japan.
So, please don't misunderstand our country with this ex-Japnese flag image.
It's pity that this kind of old images (even about samurai, geisha, blah blah blah... grrrr) give you misunderstanding of my country

all the best,

SORRY that I MISTYPEd THIS SUBJECT
This should be RISING SUN instead of "S"ising Sun

Hello there Taamyu,

We're a bit limited on the choice of photos in our database, but hope that this picture of Tokyo at night is a bit more representative of Japan today.

Thanks!

h2g2 Editors

Hello,
for accepting my offer I was about to leave this message to YOU, cos my feedback(complaint) to h2g2 didn't accept and nobody didn't reply to this message
Yup, I think this picture, "Tokyo at Night", is nicer than the "imperial" Rising Flag for present Japan
I'm sorry that you haven't got enough photos to cover all over the world .
I may check this article when I've got enough spare time, cos not only I, but also many of you gave information to this articles and I think we, Japanese memember of h2g2 , should read this article so that this article will be more and more better than now

Taamyu

Thanks for this, Taamyu.

And please do add your own experiences - it's great to know we have Researchers in Japan!

My experience??? I think there are some Japanese Researchers here... but my friends on h2g2(British) told me that I was the one who were "the most active Japanese Reseacher" I don't know this is true, but I, who are eager to chat to British people, try not to find any Japanese Researchers here Hope my English is fine for all researchers here to understand... I'm not confident on myself nor my ENLGISH. By the way, I replied to this thread about chopsticks, the difference usage of chopsticks among Chinese, Korean and Jpapanese chopsticks, and a brief explains on their questions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F6543780?thread=3953526 Hope this will help you or edditing article, too Taamyu