The red disk in the center represents the sun. They Call their land 'nippon' meaning'the land of the rising sun'
That is not the history, that is the meaning. Check here for the history of the flag: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States#History
Ninjas are a feature of Japanese history and did not feature in any other culture.
White flag with red circle in the middle. It represents the rising sun.
Depends on the size of the flag, really....
The red sun (red ball on a white background) is the Japanese Army flag. The red sun with extending red rays on a white background is the Japanese Naval Flag. Both flags are still used today. They were not replaced.
The red is the people and white is protecting the people(red)
To my understand, the Japanese flag wasn't designed by someone directly. In the past, the symbol was used by different significant people throughout Japan's (political) history. So, when it came time for a flag to be made- this (old) significant image of the rising sun was used. It was the Prime Minister who set the motion in action for it to be the Japanese flag.
The japanese flag is a white flag with a crimson circle in the middle.
The japanese flag was made in 600 b.c
The Japanese flag has a white background with a red circle in the middle.
No because it is just a circle.
The centre circle on a Japanese flag - is Red.
The Japanese flag.
Blue
The two colors of the Japanese flag are white and red. The flag is called Nisshoki in Japanese but is more popularly known as Hinomaru.
That is not the history, that is the meaning. Check here for the history of the flag: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States#History
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