It commemorates June 19, 1865, the day—more than two months after the end of the Civil War—that Union General ... the Juneteenth flag is a symbol of a holiday that more truly and honestly ...

The symbol was widely used in battle for over 1,000 ... It was the beginning of the flag as we know it today.

Many South Koreans associate the rising sun flag with a long list of war crimes and oppression - and see Japan's continued use of the symbol as emblematic of Tokyo's failure to address its past.