What does the red circle on the Japenese flag signify?

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What does the red circle on the Japenese flag signify?

2007-03-07 09:23:20 · 2 answers · asked by Mandy D 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

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The rising sun.

2007-03-07 09:26:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

The Japanese call their country "the land of the rising sun". The red circle represents a sun. During the 1930's and 1940's when WWII was going on the red circle on the flag had rays coming out of it so it did look like a red sun. Does this answer your question dear?

2007-03-08 10:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by emaciated asian chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋