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Russia Unveiled a Monument Showing a Soviet Soldier Smashing Japan’s Chrysanthemum Emblem. Japan’s Prime Minister Wants It Removed.

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Russia has unveiled a monument in the Far East that has deeply offended Japan.

[Cable News] A monument commemorating the victory over Japanese militarism was recently unveiled in Russia's Far East, featuring a smashed chrysanthemum emblem. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has requested the erection of such a monument.

The 4 September memorial is dedicated to the victory of militarist Japan – the best and most interesting news on the subject: Video, Habarovsk, Japan at the Fischki.net Entertainment Portal

According to Takaichi, the flower of chrysanthemum "is widely recognized as the emblem symbolizing Japan" so he has considered "absolutely unacceptable" that sculpture represents its destruction.

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Meduza broke the news in Riga, Latvia on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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