Sports brand Nike is under fire for having sold sneakers carrying a logo that looks like the Japanese "Rising Sun" flag, a symbol of the colonial era, on March 1, the 97th anniversary of the 1919 March 1 Independence Movement.
Nike began selling the Air Jordan XII red-and-white sneakers in Korea on Feb. 27. Each pair costs 229,000 won.
The design closely resembles the "Rising Sun" flag, and the sneakers remained on sale at select stores on March 1 Independence Day.
The upper portion of the Air Jordan XII is said to have been inspired by Japan's "Rising Sun" flag. Nike was criticized in 2009 for releasing a "Rising Sun" edition of the Air Jordan XII.
Some Koreans boycotted the "Rising Sun" edition of the Air Jordan XII because of the "Rising Sun" flag on the insoles.
Nike began selling the Air Jordan XII red-and-white sneakers in Korea on Feb. 27. Each pair costs 229,000 won.
The design closely resembles the "Rising Sun" flag, and the sneakers remained on sale at select stores on March 1 Independence Day.
The upper portion of the Air Jordan XII is said to have been inspired by Japan's "Rising Sun" flag. Nike was criticized in 2009 for releasing a "Rising Sun" edition of the Air Jordan XII.
Some Koreans boycotted the "Rising Sun" edition of the Air Jordan XII because of the "Rising Sun" flag on the insoles.
