Japan enacted a law on Friday that criminalises damaging the national flag, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes forward with her conservative agenda despite worries over freedom of expression.

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted a bill Friday to criminalize acts of damaging the Japanese national flag, despite concerns that it could…

Japan on Friday enacted a controversial new law prohibiting desecration of the national flag, a key right-wing agenda pushed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.