What is the full name of Japan? What was the national flag of Japan before Meiji Restoration? What was the Japanese military flag before it was used as a military flag?

The current Japanese national flag is called Rimaru (Rimaru), which is said to have appeared in the 8th century, but it was really used as a national symbol in the Toyotomi Hideyoshi period of17th century, as the flag of foreign trade vessels (Zhu Yinchuan). After the Meiji Restoration, the Sun Flag was officially designated as the Japanese flag (also the navy flag) used on merchant ships by Order No.57 issued on1October 27th.

However, since then, Japan has no national flag in legal sense. It was not until1August, 999 that the Japanese National Assembly passed the Law on the National Flag and National Anthem, which designated Maruko of the Sun and Dai Jun as Japan's national flag and national anthem respectively.

During the civil war at the end of the curtain, as the representative of the emperor, the flag of the army was the golden chrysanthemum flag on a red background, which was a royal flag; Moreover, all forces continue the tradition of the Warring States period and use their own family arms and flags. In the third year of Meiji (1870), this custom was promulgated in the form of the supreme decree of the Taizhengguan Proclamation, which was called "Imperial Flag of the Army". It has 16 blood-red light, also known as the "Rising Sun Flag".