Event Brief
Japan’s Takaichi Revives Flag Defacement Criminalization
Filed: Feb 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM ET
Summary: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to make defacing the national flag a crime, leveraging her election victory.
WHO: Sanae Takaichi
WHAT: Reviving push to criminalize defacing the national flag
WHEN: Feb 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
WHERE: Japan
WHY: To establish penalties for defacing the hinomaru
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