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Korea considers granting decoration to late Japanese journalist

By KH디지털2

Published : July 6, 2016 - 11:01

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Korea is considering granting a state decoration to a late Japanese journalist for his life-time contribution to improving bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.

Yoshibumi Wakamiya, a former editor-in-chief of the Asahi Shimbun, died in April. The 68-year-old Japanese journalist was known for his articles and columns that placed great emphasis on the importance of Japan-Korea relations.

Saenuri Party Rep. Choi Kyung-hwan speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly on July 6, 2016. (Yonhap) Saenuri Party Rep. Choi Kyung-hwan speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly on July 6, 2016. (Yonhap)
"As a conscientious pro-Korean journalist in Japan, (he) devoted his life to moving Korea-Japan ties forward and made contributions to more accurate recognition of historic facts and issues concerning the two countries," the official told Yonhap News Agency on condition of anonymity.

The official said that the government has received recommendations from many people involving Korean-Japan ties to give such an honor to the late journalist. The ministry is working with other relevant government agencies to grant the honor within this month, sources said.

He was seen here as a high-profile pro-Korean Japanese figure who consistently called on Tokyo to make more efforts to mend its ties with Seoul.

The late journalist is also known for his objection to then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in 2006. He expressed his support on several occasions for the Murayama Statement in which the Japanese government apologized for the suffering it caused to other nations during World War II. (Yonhap)

 

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