Japan's Law against National Flag Vandalism Takes Effect
Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)--A law to criminalize acts of damaging Japan's national flag came into effect Thursday, amid unresolved concerns about its impact on expressive activities following criticisms that the scope of punishable acts is unclear. Under the Japanese law, those who publicly damage, remove or deface the national flag in a way that causes people to feel extremely uncomfortab...
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