Asian Games Apologizes After Venue Wrongly Bans Japan’s Rising Sun Flag
Organizers of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya have apologized after a baseball venue incorrectly told spectators that Japan’s Rising Sun flag was prohibited from being brought inside.
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