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"I Wonder if I'll Be the First Person Arrested for Damaging the National Flag," Says Contemporary Artist Makoto Aida: Asahi Shimbun

Summary by Asahi
The Liberal Democratic Party and others have submitted a bill to the Diet to create a crime of desecrating the Japanese flag, which would punish anyone who openly defaces or damages it. Anticipating this move, contemporary artist Makoto Aida tweeted in February on X (formerly Twitter), "I'm going to be the first person to be arrested..."

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"I Wonder if I'll Be the First Person Arrested for Damaging the National Flag," Says Contemporary Artist Makoto Aida: Asahi Shimbun

The Liberal Democratic Party and others have submitted a bill to the Diet to create a crime of desecrating the Japanese flag, which would punish anyone who openly defaces or damages it. Anticipating this move, contemporary artist Makoto Aida tweeted in February on X (formerly Twitter), "I'm going to be the first person to be arrested..."

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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