North Korea echoes South Korean criticism of Japan on Berlin statue controversy



News North Korea echoes South Korean criticism of Japan on Berlin statue controversy Tokyo's effort to get comfort woman statue removed from Berlin receives criticism from both Koreas Chad O'Carroll October 26, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON SagaEremit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons An official from a North Korean foreign ministry think tank backed up South Korea's criticism of Japan on Sunday after Tokyo tried to remove a historical comfort women statue from Berlin, Germany. The extensive complaint, credited to the DPRK's Institute for Studies of Japan, follows a recent controversy in which a German civic group built a statue to memorialize Korean victims of Japan’s colonial-era sexual slavery, who are often referred to as "comfort women." An official from a North Korean foreign ministry think tank backed up South Korea's criticism of Japan on Sunday after Tokyo tried to remove a historical comfort women statue from Berlin, Germany. The extensive complaint, credited to the DPRK's Institute for Studies of Japan, follows a recent controversy in which a German civic group built a statue to memorialize Korean victims of Japan’s colonial-era sexual slavery, who are often referred to as "comfort women." Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea echoes South Korean criticism of Japan on Berlin statue controversy

Tokyo's effort to get comfort woman statue removed from Berlin receives criticism from both Koreas

Chad O'Carroll October 26, 2020

North Korea echoes South Korean criticism of Japan on Berlin statue controversy

SagaEremit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

An official from a North Korean foreign ministry think tank backed up South Korea's criticism of Japan on Sunday after Tokyo tried to remove a historical comfort women statue from Berlin, Germany.

The extensive complaint, credited to the DPRK's Institute for Studies of Japan, follows a recent controversy in which a German civic group built a statue to memorialize Korean victims of Japan’s colonial-era sexual slavery, who are often referred to as "comfort women."

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