At the regular press conference of the Japanese government today (28th), when the question came to the so-called'Abe Apology Award', which was reported to have been established at a private botanical garden in South Korea, Minister Suga and Japanese government spokespersons said, I think that is not allowed by international rituals."

The sculpture in question was planned to be released next month as a work called'Eternal Atonement' installed at the Korean Native Botanical Garden. In this work, Japanese media such as Jiji News and Sankei were in full swing when the story of a man kneeling in front of the girl's statue was said to be Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

A South Korean correspondent from the Sankei Shimbun of Japan reported that "The Korean Native Botanical Garden in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, in the northeastern part of the country installed a statue in the garden that mimics Abe, who apologizes and apologizes for comfort." "I made a work to urge repentance when I saw the act of aversion and avoided apology," said the sculptor.

In the midst of the controversy over the diplomatic ruling, Minister Suga said, "If the report is true, it will have a decisive effect on Japan-Korea relations."

As the controversy over diplomatic issues grew, Kim Chang-ryul, director of the Botanical Garden, stepped back, saying, "It wasn't the specific creation of Prime Minister Abe, but a symbol of all men in apologetic positions."

In addition, Kim said, "There is no political purpose as a sculpture of a botanical garden made with wasabi," and said it was scheduled to hold an unveiling ceremony in August, but he said he would stop it.

(Report: Yoo Seong-jae, Composition: Choe-sun Cho, Editing: Hong-myeong Lee)