Park Jin on Japanese PM's Yasukuni Shrine Offering: "Face Past History and Maintain a Humble Attitude"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Park Jin, the nominee for Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated on the 21st that regarding Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering of tribute at Yasukuni Shrine, "Japan must face history squarely and show humble reflection as well as a humble attitude."

On the same day, when asked about his stance on the offering of tribute while heading to the confirmation hearing preparation office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Park said, "As you well know, Yasukuni Shrine glorifies Japan's past aggressive wars and enshrines war criminals," expressing this view.

When asked whether the Korea-Japan policy consultation team visiting Japan on the 24th would raise issues about the distortion of history in Japanese textbooks, he said, "Our government has continuously addressed this with Japan," emphasizing, "As I mentioned earlier, it is important for Japan to show a humble attitude of reflection and remorse."

Regarding a question about measures for relocating the ambassador's residence amid the transition team’s review of the Foreign Minister’s official residence to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol’s official residence, he said, "Once the transition team reviews and reaches a conclusion, we will follow that."

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