Minorities
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973– | Unofficial flag of the Ainu people | Designed by Ainu artist Bikki Sunazawa. Cerulean blue stands for sky and sea, white for snow and red for an aconite arrow which is running in the snow beneath Hokkaidō's sky. | |
| 1946??– | Flag of Mindan | Flag of Mindan, a pro-South organization of Zainichi Koreans. The pink flower surrounding the taegeuk is a hibiscus syriacus, the national flower of South Korea. The formal name of the society (Zainihon Daikanminkoku Mindan) is written in kanji in white, and the abbreviation (Mindan) is written in hangul in yellow. The blue field of the flag stands for clear sky and sea. | |
| 1923–1945? | Flag of National Levelers Association / Buraku Liberation League | Flag of National Levelers Association, a burakumin rights group, and Buraku Liberation League, NLA's succeeding group. Named the Crown of Thorns Flag (荊冠旗, Keikanki?). Black represents a dark society with discriminations. Red represents blood. | |
| 1945?– | Flag of Buraku Liberation League | The current Buraku Liberation League flag, with a white star representing hope. |
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