'New' Hinomaru flags

TOKYO, Japan - Prominent Japanese graphic designer and satirist ''Mad'' Amano, 60, whose real name is Masayuki Amano, displays ''new versions'' of Japan's Hinomaru (rising sun) national flag, one with Chinese characters meaning ''full house'' (L) and another with the address of the Japanese government's home page (R), in Tokyo on Aug. 8. A controversial bill aimed at legally recognizing the Hinomaru and the ''Kimigayo'' (His Majesty's Reign) national anthem is being deliberated in the Diet, the nation's parliament. The bill is expected to be endorsed by the House of Councillors to become law on Aug. 9.

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