Effigies of Abe Burned During Anti-Japan Demos In Korea
by Beth on Sunday, April 28, 2013
by Beth on Sunday, April 28, 2013
Chinese media outlet Xinhua reports anti-Japan demonstrations by Korean protesters outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul.
When the article was reposted online in Japan, netizens took to 2ch and Twitter to express their outrage.
From Xinhua:
Demonstrations In South Korea, Effigies of Prime Minister Abe and Japanese Flag Burned — Chinese Media Reports
On April 25, demonstrations opposing Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s remarks involving history, and his acceptance of the cabinet’s visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, were held outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul. The participants burned effigies that resembled Prime Minister Abe, and strongly opposed Prime Minister Abe’s denial of Japan’s history of invasion, and the fact that he supported the cabinet’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine
