Recently erected statues of a man resembling Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his knees and bowing to a girl symbolizing South Korean "comfort women" could further hurt bilateral relations, Japan's top government spokesman said Tuesday.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga warned that if media reports about the statues, named "Everlasting Atonement," erected at a private botanical garden in Pyeongchang, in the country's northeast, are true, it would "decisively impact" ties between the countries."While we have yet to confirm this, it would be unacceptable under international courtesy,…READ FULL ARTICLE
