This composite photo, taken Feb. 15, 2025, shows N Seoul Tower (L) in Seoul and Tokyo Tower in Japan's capital, lit up in ...

Tokyo Tower, a symbol of Japan's capital, was lit up in the three colors of the South Korean flag -- red, blue and white -- on Saturday night to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization ...

This week marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the battle that produced one of the most inspiring images in our ...

A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...

In alpine skiing, Japan’s Chisaki Maeda won the women’s slalom in a combined time of 93.50, while Lee Wen-yi of Taiwan was 15 ...

The weather-beaten flag bears the names of men who endured the infamous Bataan Death March and rode the "hell ships" to Japan, defying the odds by their survival. They lived long enough ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...