Under existing laws, Japan penalises the desecration of foreign flags to prevent diplomatic disputes, but previously lacked equivalent protections for its own flag, the Hinomaru.
It makes sense, people burn foreign flags because they're militant nationalists, they burn their own and allied flags because they're dissatisfied with their own country's actions.
I'm more shocked they didn't ban burning foreign flags for the purpose of stopping antifascists from burning Japan's flag when the LDP does fascist shit.
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chunes@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 16d
That's such a Japanese kind of law.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 9 pts · 16d
It makes sense, people burn foreign flags because they're militant nationalists, they burn their own and allied flags because they're dissatisfied with their own country's actions.
I'm more shocked they didn't ban burning foreign flags for the purpose of stopping antifascists from burning Japan's flag when the LDP does fascist shit.
Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 16d
Why not find out why folks are burning their own flag and maybe address those issues?
NickwithaC@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 16d
Sounds like work
warm@kbin.earth · 9 pts · 16d
strange thing to waste time on
subOrange@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 16d
They should stop making it look like a butthole then!
SpicyLizards@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 16d
That's not a very pro/lapse move
CameronDev@programming.dev · 1 pts · 16d
It shouldn't be red...
lath@piefed.social · 3 pts · 16d
They like it spicy...
alapakala@quokk.au · 1 pts · 16d
For those that missed it, wife made emojis!