Ogata in Seoul talks with South Korean parliamentary committee chair on return of Korean cultural asset

National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Kim stressed the need to have the cultural asset that was registered as UNESCO’s Memory of the World return to Korea. Ogata said that he strongly believed in the historical significance of the return of the documentary heritage.

Abe’s Asia tour causes discord

Prime Minister Abe planned to use diplomacy as a lever to make up for his party’s setback in the recent election, but the undeniable fact is that his Asia tour ended up displaying more contradictions between him and other Asian peoples.

JCP Ichida criticizes new Abe Cabinet

“There is a basic contradiction in the fact that Mr. Abe remains as the prime minister. The cabinet lineup also remains unchanged in the sense that only rightists and hawks who are advocating constitutional revision are assembled and appointed to key posts,” Ichida said.