In many people’s minds, the five-star red flag has always been the symbol of China, and our country’s national flag also has five-pointed stars. But I don’t know if you have noticed that during the Anti-Japanese War, the military caps and helmets worn by Japanese soldiers also had a five-pointed star on them. Why is this?
First of all, in the past, the five-pointed star was not a patent of one country. Such a symbol could be used in any country, including now. The Japanese military caps at that time were very ordinary, so they wanted to decorate them with something. However, Japan stayed in China the longest during the Anti-Japanese War.
I saw a five-pointed star on the helmets of our soldiers, so they also got one on their military caps. But later I discovered that the five-pointed star is very similar to Japan’s national flower, which is the cherry blossom. But cherry blossoms can only be found in Japan. Japanese soldiers fight abroad all year round and miss their hometown very much.