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Japan

Artists: Chiemi Nakayama and Mika Yamauchi

The name if the flag: Hinomaru

We think "Hinomaru" is very simple flag and maybe it is the simplest of all the world flags. When we hear "Hinomaru", we think of "Hinomaru-bento". It means "a boxed lunch consisting of white rice with a red pickled plum in the center. Now, we rarely make it because Japan today is very rich in foods. "Hinomaru-bento" is hard to go bad and during World Wars, it is hard to get many kind of foods. So it was convenient for all the people.

Chiemi Nakayama and Mika Yamauchi davidg@aegis.org Organization: Aegis Society, Kyoto Japan

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