The red ball and rays represented the Sun which is part of their religious concepts.
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It represents the the rising sun, as they considered themselves the easternmost country, thus being closest to the new sun. They are often referred to as "the land of the rising sun."
the first flag flied in world war 1 and 2
we held up a flag in world war 2 to celebrate the Americans victory over the axis in ww2
japanese and australia
In World War I, the Japanese joined the Allies for a time, and fought the German army in east Asia.
Emperor Showa was head of the Japanese military during the Second World War.