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https://messieraz.com/the-use-of-the-swastika-symbol-in-american-indian-art/

The symbol became a very popular design element representing good luck and was prevalent in period architecture, advertising, jewelry, and on good luck tokens.

https://archive.org/details/theswastika00wilsuoft/page/n7/mode/2up

Also a really old symbol in Japan.






Quote:
Ancient symbol of auspiciousness, svastika in Sanskrit. Source: Wikimedia Commons
https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-swastika-in-japan/

And then the insanity (from 2016)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35349619
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Japan's plan to drop swastikas as temple symbol sparks backlash
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