In the United States, June 14 is the Flag Day which commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States. On June 14, 1777 the Second Continental Congress decided the 13 stars and 13 stripes flag as the American flag. The US flag has been renewed its design for 27 times since 1775. They say the color red means courage, white means truth, and blue means justice.
On June 14, 1914 the Olympic flag also seemed to be established to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the revival of the Olympics. The five intertwined rings in different colors, blue, yellow, black, green, red represent 5 continents of Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The colors were chosen because at least one of these colors appears on every national flag.
Japanese flag's official name in Japanese is Nisshoki (日章旗: sun flag), but it is more commonly known as Hinomaru (日の丸: sun circle). It has been widely used since 15th and 16th century, but it was nationally adopted since Aug. 13, 1999.
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