Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy (in Japanese: Kyokujitsu-ki) is the ensign of IJN and flag of Imperial Way Faction and is also presently the ensign of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and a prominent symbol of Japanese nationalism, militarism and expansion during World War II Showa period, almost outpacing the official flag of Japan that was still used back then.
The design is similar to the flag of Japan in that it has a red circle in the middle signifying the sun with extra sun rays examplifying the name of Japan as "The Land of the Rising Sun."
The flag has been used in overseas actions since the Meiji Period to the Chinese-Japanese War. When the Kodoha militarist political group took power in 1941, the banner was also used administratively until 1945. When Japan was defeated in August 1945, the flag was banned by Allied Ocupation autorities.
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