Seoul, Dec 7 : South Korea on Tuesday expressed "deep concern and regret" over the latest visit by a group of Japanese politicians to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry again urged Japan to win trust from the international community by facing up to history and atoning sincerely for past wrongdoings, reports Yonhap News Agency.
Earlier in the day, 99 Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers paid their respects at the Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Koreans as a symbol of the countrys imperial era aggression, to mark the 80th anniversary of Japans attack on Pearl Harbor.They belong to a group to pay homage to the war dead enshrined there.
Choi Young-sam, the Ministry spokesman, noted the politicians group visit to the shrine, the first in more than two years, came not long after the formation of Japans new parliament."(The government) expresses deep concern and regret" over their massive visit to the "symbolic" facilities that "glorify" Japans colonial past and invasions, he said.The shrine in the capital honors 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including 14 Class-A criminals from World War II.ksk #Korea #expresses #deep #Japanese #politicians #shrine.
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