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Japan enacted a new law on Friday banning desecration of the national flag, a measure pushed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that critics say threatens free speech.

July 14, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

In the night of July 13 to 14, the tricolor flag on the Porte Vauban in Le Palais was torn down and replaced by a banner with a message hostile to France.