Japan and South Korea are locked in a heated dispute over dessert as the latter prepares for a landmark leadership summit with its neighbors to…
Japan and South Korea are locked in a heated dispute over dessert as the latter prepares for a landmark leadership summit with its neighbors to the North.
On the menu for the upcoming inter-Korean summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a mango mousse with a picture of the Korean peninsula that includes a contested territory known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.
Tokyo lodged a formal protest Tuesday, stating that it “cannot accept” such a dessert being served at the inter-Korean summit. “Given our position on Takeshima, this is totally unacceptable and extremely regrettable,” the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs argued. The Japanese Embassy in Seoul also protested the decision to serve a dessert featuring the undesirable image, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK.
Japan says it can absolutely not accept the desert for the Inter-Korean banquet as it shows a map of the disputed Islands-“Takeshima” in Japan and “Dokdo” in SK https://t.
