Japan immediately reacts to S. Korean president's call for Japan to squarely face history
- 6 years ago
Japan immediately reacted to President Moon's Independence Movement Day speech.
During a regular press briefing Thursday, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga said his government had lodged an official complaint to South Korea... over the South Korean leader's remarks that Tokyo is in no position to declare the issue of wartime sex slavery settled.
"What President Moon said is against the Japan-South Korea agreement; it is totally not acceptable and extremely regrettable. We immediately lodged a complaint with South Korean government through diplomatic routes."
The agreement was struck between the former Park Geun-hye administration and the Japanese government in December 2015... over Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean women leading up to and during World War II.
Amid controversy over the pact in South Korea, President Moon Jae-in came into office following the impeachment of his predecessor... declaring the deal "flawed" as it failed to meet victims' needs and called for more steps.
During a regular press briefing Thursday, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga said his government had lodged an official complaint to South Korea... over the South Korean leader's remarks that Tokyo is in no position to declare the issue of wartime sex slavery settled.
"What President Moon said is against the Japan-South Korea agreement; it is totally not acceptable and extremely regrettable. We immediately lodged a complaint with South Korean government through diplomatic routes."
The agreement was struck between the former Park Geun-hye administration and the Japanese government in December 2015... over Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean women leading up to and during World War II.
Amid controversy over the pact in South Korea, President Moon Jae-in came into office following the impeachment of his predecessor... declaring the deal "flawed" as it failed to meet victims' needs and called for more steps.