Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue
- TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday urged Russia to remove a war victory statue unveiled in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East the previous day, depicting a Soviet soldier destroying a stone marker bearing the chrysanthemum crest.
- The chrysanthemum crest is widely recognized as a symbol of Japan, with Takaichi saying the installation of a monument portraying its destruction is "completely unacceptable.
- " Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi also called the erection of the statue "regrettable" and "not constructive" for bilateral relations.
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- TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday urged Russia to remove a war victory statue unveiled in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East the previous day, depicting a Soviet soldier destroying a stone marker bearing the chrysanthemum crest.
- The chrysanthemum crest is widely recognized as a symbol of Japan, with Takaichi saying the installation of a monument portraying its destruction is "completely unacceptable.
- " Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi also called the erection of the statue "regrettable" and "not constructive" for bilateral relations.
Sources: Kyodonews