Japan Enacts National Flag Vandalism Bill - The Japan News (Yomiuri/ Jiji, 2026-07-17) https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/jiji-press/20260717-338622/ ——— 🫠 >> The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Friday to criminalize acts of damaging the Japanese national flag, despite concerns that it could infringe on freedom of thought and expression guaranteed by the Constitution… #FreedomOfExpression #JapanPol #NationalFlag