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   ocr: JAPAN This is one of the simplest national flags. The red circle on the flag is the 2,500-year-old sun emblem of the Japanese emperor. According tol legend, the sun is the emperors ancestor. For more than1,U0U years, the sun disk has beenanimportant element in Japan's flags, and Japan has long beenc called the "Land of the Rising Sun. a The color white stands for purity, while red symbolizes brightness and sincerity.