Japan axes use of a swastika map symbol so it will stop confusing tourists. By Fox News. Published January 22, 2016 5:00am EST | Updated March 25, 2016 5:40pm EDT. Facebook ...

The symbols will only be found on non-Japanese maps, though. GSI released a statement about the symbol changes, saying, "To build a tourism-oriented nation and ensure smooth implementation of the 2020 ...

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has released a set of new standard symbols for foreign-language maps after criticism that some of its current pictograms are hard to understand ...

For example, Japan is the only country to have a corresponding map (🗾), ... A host more symbols swell the ranks of Japanese emoji, although most are little known or used outside the country.

These symbols are currently not even used on Japanese maps but have been deemed as being helpful to foreigners, Takayuki Nakamura, GSI's executive officer for national mapping said.

The ancient Sanskrit symbol which marks temples on Japanese maps continues to spread confusion among Western visitors. By Julian Ryall 18 January 2016 • 10:37am .

A Japanese proposal to stop using swastikas to identify temples on tourist maps has sparked a backlash. Japan's official map-making body said foreigners might mistake it for a Nazi symbol, and ...

The symbol used to represent a temple on tourist maps in Japan could be replaced because it resembles a swastika. Although the manji symbol is associated with Buddhism and appears on traditional ...