The outstretched flags, gently clipped on foam board, are propped against chairs and the wall in front of the auditorium. Six in all, each a unique work of art, with exquisite calligraphy ...

Seven decades of art history; one masterpiece for every year, each created by a different artist from France or closely connected with the country; and all from the collection of an iconic Paris ...

The flag belonging to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda was returned to his son from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years. "It's a miracle," 83-year-old Toshihiro Mutsuda said.