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Japan is embarrassed and very sorry for the decision. The Japanese Foreign Minister Kono protested by calling Ambassador Nam Gwan-pyo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs late last night.

I'm correspondent for Tokyo Yuseongjae.

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Kono Japan's Foreign Ministry last night called on Ambassador Nam Gwan-pyo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest the South Korean government's policy to end the Korea-Japan military information security agreement.

Mr. Kono says he is sorry that the decision by the Korean government to end the agreement is a lack of understanding of the security environment.

[Toro Kono / Japan Foreign Minister: The decision by the Korean government to terminate this agreement is a complete misunderstanding of the local security environment.]

Ambassador Nam said that he would convey the Japanese government's position well.

Kono's invitation to the ambassador was only a month after protesting the issue of forced recruitment last month.

Japanese media reported the news in a big way, using the expression "destruction" in unison.

The Mainichi Shimbun was concerned that the economic confrontation between the two countries, which had been intensified due to export restrictions and the exclusion of white countries, was extended to the security field. Analysts say it is creating tension in East Asia.