
On October 1, South Korean legislator Shin Yong-hyeon proposed a bill in the National Assembly aiming to bar the use of the rising sun design in South Korea. Shin’s spokesperson said to South Koreans, the Rising Sun Flag is a sign of Japanese past military aggression. The spokesperson likened it to the Nazi party flag flown in Germany during World War II. Japan defends its use of the flag, saying the unusual look of the rising sun has been used for hundreds of years.
* legislator = 입법자, 국회[의회]의원/ propose a bill = 법안을 제안[제출]하다/ the National Assembly = 국회/ aim to ~ = ~하는 것을 목표로 하다/ bar = ~을 금(지)하다/ the Rising Sun Flag = 욱일기/ military aggression = 군사적 공격성[침략]/ link A to B = A를 B와 관련짓다