what does the falg denote?
It embodies the country's sobriquet: Land of the Rising Sun.
Flag of Japan
 It embodies the country's sobriquet: Land of the Rising Sun.
name the unique name of the flag of japan Kikkamon
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Flag of Japan [SEP] Introduction
The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner bearing a crimson-red disc at its center. This flag is officially called , but is more commonly known in Japan as . It embodies the country's sobriquet: Land of the Rising Sun. The "Nisshōki" flag is designated as the national flag in the Act on National Flag and Anthem, which was promulgated and became effective on August 13, 1999. Although no earlier legislation had specified a national flag, the sun-disc flag had already become the "de facto" national flag of Japan. Two proclamations issued in 1870 by the Daijō-kan, the governmental body of the early Meiji period, each had a provision for a design of the national flag.