On September 4, in the city of Khabarovsk, Russia, an unveiling ceremony was held for a bronze statue of the Victory over Japan Memorial, depicting a Soviet soldier destroying a boundary marker imprinted with the Chrysanthemum Crest.
In particular, the Chrysanthemum Crest is widely recognized as a crest symbolizing Japan, and the installation of a memorial depicting its destruction is utterly unacceptable.
This is an issue concerning the feelings of the Japanese people, and as the government, we have strongly requested the Russian side to halt the installation and remove it.
We will continue to strongly urge its removal.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi:
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