TOKYO, National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a visit to Tokyo on Wednesday and called for Tokyo’s support in uncovering the truth behind a post-earthquake massacre in Japan 100 years ago.
Speaker Kim Jin-pyo made the remark during the meeting at Kishida’s residence, saying the parliaments and the governments of the two countries should work together to move relations between the two countries in a “future-oriented” manner.
The Kanto Massacre was a mass murder that took place in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan. Up to 6,000 Koreans were killed by Japanese people agitated after the government spread a rumor that Koreans planned a riot, according to historians.
During the meeting, Kim also expressed hopes for closer trilateral cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the United States next year in countering threats from North Korea, noting that South Korea has become a nonpermanent member at the U.N. Security Council for the 2024-25 term.
Source: Yonhap News Agency