E. Honda Street Fighter II the bathing stage is iconic. On the back wall is a mural with Mount Fuji, a kabuki actor, and the Rising Sun design. The mountain and the thespian remain in Capcom Arcade Stadiumis relaunched, but the ray design is not.
Here’s the scene it appeared in the original Street Fighter II:
But as a Twitter user Pomegd (via Hachima) emphasizes, the design of Rising Sun. was expelled in the Capcom Arcade Stadium.
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It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. While the off-center sunrise could still be the official flag of the Japanese navy, the design is controversial, especially in Asia, as it was flown by Imperial Japan. Capcom seems to have decided that it would be best not to offend those in the international gaming community.
In recent years, whenever design has appeared in popular media, controversy has arisen. For example, when a character wore a Rising Sun shirt Bohemian Rhapsody, the shout led to its digital elimination, while PUBGcreators he had to apologize after launching a package of articles that seemed to use the same images.
Previously, ray design was removed in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, but the sun remained. This seemed to be a fair compromise, made with good taste, while its last iteration seems quite inappropriate.
This is not the only change Capcom Arcade Stadium. According to Pomegd, the flag of the Hong Kong fighter Fei Long it is now People’s Republic of China instead of the regional one of the city as in 2018 Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection or, as in previous versions of the game, the British emblem Hong Kong. Pomegd notes that Zangief he still has hammer and sickle USSR.