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Japan Is Considering Dropping Swastikas From Maps
Posted
January 20, 2016
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January 20, 2016
109,133
1,381
581
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1:11Now PlayingJapanese mapmakers use the (inverted) swastika to indicate where temples are on maps. Traditionally, the symbol is associated with Buddhism, but mapmakers say it can be confusing since most people associate it with Hitler and the Nazis.
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