Seo Kyoung-duk raised awareness about the reappearance of the "rising sun flag" at the WBC Japan-Korea match.
This evening (7th), as the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) Japan-Korea match takes place at Tokyo Dome in Japan, there are renewed concerns about the appearance of rising sun flag cheering.
During the 2023 WBC Japan-Korea match, a Japanese person displayed rising sun flag cheering in the Tokyo Dome stands, causing a major controversy. Also, in November of that year at the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) Japan-Korea match, rising sun flag cheering appeared again, causing much controversy.
Regarding this, Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women's University who has led the "global campaign to eradicate the rising sun flag," said "the rising sun flag is a flag that symbolizes Japan's militarism and imperialism."
The professor said, "Rising sun flag cheering is an act that denies the history of the aggression wars Japan committed in the past," and "it is an act that once again reminds Asians of the terror of war."
FIFA, which acknowledged the history of the rising sun flag, immediately stopped rising sun flag cheering by the Japanese supporters during the last Qatar World Cup, earning great applause from football fans worldwide.
The professor said, "Rising sun flag cheering has particularly appeared frequently in Japan-Korea baseball matches such as the WBC and APBC," and "if rising sun flag cheering appears this time as well, I plan to send a protest email to the organizers immediately."
He added, "I plan to report this situation to foreign press corps to further publicize the problems of rising sun flag cheering around the world."
Professor Seo Kyoung-duk's team has achieved many results in the global eradication of the rising sun flag, such as eliminating rising sun flag designs used by world-renowned institutions and global corporations through continuous protests.<
[Photo] Source: SNS.
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