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Report yesterday (28th) that the Japanese expressed opposition to President Trump's initiative to expand the G7 summit to engage Korea was released. Our government did not respond, but today a high-level official from the Blue House criticized Japan for being the world's best-in-class shame.

Reporter Kim Jung-yun reports.

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last day of the summit, the President of the United States, Trump, said that "G7 is an old system" and "I want to expand to G11 or G12, but I will invite Korea." President Moon Jae-in responded, "I am willing to attend."

Then there was a story that Japan hated.

Japan's Kyodo News backed up this yesterday.

"The idea that the Japanese government opposes the idea of ​​encouraging Korea to expand the G7 is to say to the United States," he said.

A spokesman for the Japanese government also expressed opposition to participation in Korea today.

[Suga Yoshihide / Minister of Defense, Japan: As Korea (Japan), I think it is extremely important to maintain the G7's framework itself.]

Our government is not officially responding.

The expansion of the G7 is an initiative of the United States, and Korea is responding to the invitation, so it seems that Japan will leave whatever it says.

However, a senior staff member of the Blue House expressed displeasure with Japan's move in a form of media response similar to the Japanese method today.

"We have responded to the invitation from the United States, but Japan is in the middle of it," he said. "The level of moaning in Japan is the highest in the world."

He also pointed out that "Never has Japan ever helped as a neighbor in North-South talks or in North-South talks, but rather, it has been hindered by the restrictions on exports."

The words of the Blue House chief of staff who chose emotionally criticized rather than a diplomatic strategic approach to expand the G7 clearly demonstrate that it is not easy to fill the gap between the two defeated countries.

(Video coverage: Jo Jung-young, Jeil, Video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)