OUR FLAG

Flag of Japan

Name	Nisshōki[1] or Hinomaru[2]
Use	Civil and state flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3[1]
Adopted	February 27, 1870 (January 27, Meiji 3) (as the civil ensign by Proclamation No. 57) ; August 13, 1999 (Heisei 11)
Design	A red sun-disc centered on a white field
Variant flag of Japan
Use	Naval ensign
Proportion	2:3[3]
Adopted	Originally introduced on October 7, 1889; Re-adopted on June 30, 1954
Design	White with a red disc slightly to the hoist with 16 rays extending from the disc to the edges of the flag.