Japan’s Flag Desecration Law Poses a Threat to Freedom of Expression via Human Rights Watch News — Click to expand Image People wave Japanese flag in Tokyo, January 27, 2026. © 2026 Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, said on March 17 that they would present a law forbidding the desecration of the national flag during the ongoing Diet session. Currently, Japan’s penal code only makes it a criminal offense to damage foreign flags, which the two parties described in their October

Japan's ruling parties propose a law prohibiting national flag desecration, potentially restricting freedom of expression. The move is currently under consideration in the Diet.

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