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Japanese government to allow desecration of flags on kids’ meals (soranews24.com)

submitted 1 day ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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There's exceptions to every rule, I guess.

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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago

One major point is what exactly constitutes the national flag of Japan. Especially since it’s just a red circle on a white background, I could drop some spaghetti sauce on my shirt and end up wearing the flag. So, how is it legally different from a real flag?

According to the latest revision of the bill, the flag is defined as generally made of cloth or paper, primarily displayed on poles as a sign or decoration, and usable in real society. This means the Japanese flags in the virtual world are fair game, which is great news for my upcoming smartphone game Flag Blaster 3000.

It looks like there are ways around it, but yeah, that’s massively fucked up.