"You have finally returned home," he says in Japanese. Obon calls the flags "nonbiological human remains," a term intended to convey their deep connection to the departed soldier. Donahue and ...

When Scott Stein was growing up in New York, he’d often visit his grandfather on Long Island and admire a Japanese flag hanging on the wall in his den. Bernard Stein never talked about his ...

JAPAN, — A World War II-era ... who had spent decades searching for this very flag. To them, it wasn’t just a piece of fabric—it was a part of their loved one, a cherished connection ...

NARUTO, Tokushima Prefecture--A little-known episode about hostilities between Japan and Germany during World War I turned up when a flag featuring an unfamiliar design of a black cross and ...