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Isn't that true of almost every flag? Even the most iconic flags - Japan, the UK - carry little intrinsic meaning.


>> Without labeling, any flag could be from almost anywhere until you're told otherwise

> Isn't that true of almost every flag?

According to the parent comment, yes.


Sorry! I read that comment on my phone screen and (ill-advisedly) replied there as well, and missed that part.


Actually, Japan's flag is a sun symbol, appropriate for the land of the rising sun.




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