Source: Asahi Shimbun
[Overseas.com compiled and reported on March 10] will be the disputed island of Dokdo (called "Takeshima" in Japan) in a promotional advertisement broadcast by the Nikkei News Agency in April 2019. ) Marked the image of the South Korean flag, which caused the attention of Japanese public opinion for a while. In response, the Nikkei News Agency officially announced on March 7 this year that the relevant video would be deleted and made an apology.
According to a report by the Asahi Shimbun website on the 10th, Nikkei News Agency used an image of the South Korean flag on Dokdo in an advertisement of the company, which was later pointed out by external public opinion. The Nikkei Propaganda Department stated on the 7th that it had deleted these videos and stated that "the entry of this image due to inspection errors will strengthen the company's internal inspection system to prevent similar situations from happening again."
According to the Nikkei Propaganda Department, this propaganda film takes "change the world" as the theme and shows the contents of the national flags of the world. Starting from the end of April 2019, it will be broadcast on major TV stations in Japan from time to time. This response was not made until after receiving reminders from the outside world in March this year.
Nikkei's publicity department also stated that "this move is not out of political intent."
It is understood that Dokdo is located in the eastern waters of the Korean Peninsula. It consists of two small islands in the east and west and dozens of surrounding rocks, with a total area of approximately 0.18 square kilometers. Countries such as South Korea and Japan have advocated sovereignty over this island. South Korea has actually controlled Dokdo since 1953 and placed the island under the jurisdiction of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province. (Overseas Network Wu Qian)
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