Japan's plan to drop swastikas as temple symbol sparks backlash

On the left, the temple symbol currently used on Japanese-language maps, and on the right is the proposed new symbol for foreign-language maps A Japanese proposal to stop using swastikas to identify temples on tourist maps has sparked a backlash. Japan's official map-making body said foreigners might mistake it for a Nazi symbol, and that temples should be represented by a three-storey pagoda inst

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“The symbol for hot springs will remain as it is, much to the amusement of some who have pointed out that it looks like another quintessential Japanese icon - a steaming bowl of miso soup.”

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