Rising Sun flags on Memorial Day

In an unsual sight, Japanese Rising Sun flags are seen hanging from an apartment building in the southern port city of Busan, Korea's second-largest city, Thursday, as Memorial Day commemorations were held nationwide. On this national holiday, Koreans traditionally fly the national flag and pay tribute to patriots. The controversial centuries-old Japanese flag, which is often compared to Nazi Germany's swastika, reignites painful memories of Japanese colonization (1910-1945) for many Koreans and symbolizes Japan's imperialistic ambitions to control East Asia and Asia-Pacific nations prior to its WWII surrender in 1945. Yonhap