SEOUL, South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea — Japan considers the “rising sun” flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan’s wartime ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo Deaflympics closed Wednesday with host nation Japan finishing the games with a record 51 medals. A ...

During the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday, Japan handed off Summer Games hosting duties to France Sayonara Japan, bonjour France! At the official closing ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Games on ...

The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off in a virtually empty stadium Friday night after a yearlong delay due to the pandemic. As the Games face the ongoing threat of Covid-19, with the Japanese ...

The Deaflympics officially opened Saturday in Tokyo, marking the first time Japan has hosted the international sporting event for the deaf or hard of hearing. A record 3,081 athletes from 81 countries ...

In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey’s USS “Missouri” ...

After a year's postponement amid an ongoing global pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics have officially ended with the closing ceremony. Given everything that has transpired, it's a wonder the Games happened ...

Neil is KSBY's Senior Reporter and anchor of KSBY News Daybreak. He's one of your dedicated community reporters for the City of San Luis Obispo. Japanese good-luck flags from World War II, and the ...