The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Asia
Flag Japan, in 36 editions.
The entry for Japan published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 7 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 7
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
The same text in 3 editions, 1992 to 1994.
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the
center
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays)
in the
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays)
rays) in the center
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Flag description”
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without
without rays) in the center
Published as “Flag description”
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
white with a large red disk (representing the sun
sun without rays) in the center
The same text in 25 editions, 2000 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
white with a large red disk (representing the
- description:
- white with a large red disk that symbolizes the sun without rays, in the center
- history:
- the current flag was adopted in 1854, but a sun flag has been in use in Japan since at least 1184;
- the sun has long been a national symbol: according to tradition, the sun goddess Amaterasu founded the country in the 7th century B.C.
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
description: white with a large red disk that symbolizes the sun without rays, in the center
history: the current flag was adopted in 1854, but a sun flag has been in use in Japan since at least 1184; the sun has long been a national symbol: according to tradition, the sun goddess Amaterasu founded the country in the 7th century B.C.
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Japan: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/japan/flag.