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Japan passes legislation banning violation of national flag (www.aljazeera.com)
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[โ€“] chunes@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Under existing laws, Japan penalises the desecration of foreign flags to prevent diplomatic disputes, but previously lacked equivalent protections for its own flag, the Hinomaru.

That's such a Japanese kind of law.

[โ€“] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 6 points 3 days ago

It makes sense, people burn foreign flags because they're militant nationalists, they burn their own and allied flags because they're dissatisfied with their own country's actions.