The Japanese flag, or Hinomaru, has links with Jimmu ... It's on the coast of Hoshu and its Japanese name is Fuji-san. Luckily it hasn’t erupted since 1707. It's a popular climbing destination ...

The flag, known as “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name, Shigeyoshi Mutsuda ... to the descendants of Japanese servicemembers killed in the war.

American troops often took Japanese soldiers’ belongings as trophies.The most common items were flags called “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” inscribed with names and messages from family and friends ...