South Korea's new ambassador to Japan, Kang Chang-il, has arrived in Japan and said, "The relationship between the two countries is in a difficult situation, but we will do our best to promote friendship and cooperation."
South Korea's new ambassador to Japan, Kang Chang-il, arrived at Narita Airport on the afternoon of the 22nd and responded to a reporter's interview.
In addition to receiving a PhD from the University of Tokyo Graduate School, Mr. Kang was the chairman of the Korea-Japan Parliamentary Union when he was a member of parliament, and is known as one of the "Chinese-Japanese factions" in Korean politics.
Mr. Kang said, "I recognize that President Moon Jae-in has appointed me as an ambassador to promote friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries. The relationship between the two countries is in a difficult situation, but I will do my best. I want to do my best. "
When asked how to resolve the issue of comfort women, which was ordered by the district court in Seoul to compensate the Japanese government, he said, "Various things have always happened between the two countries and will continue to do so. It will happen. I would like to have a dialogue on a case-by-case basis. "
In addition, regarding the 2015 Japan-Korea agreement on the comfort women issue, the Korean government has not abandoned it and said it is "effective", and the Japanese government contributed 1 billion yen to the foundation established in South Korea under the Japan-Korea agreement. He mentioned that some of them remained, "I think it's time to talk about building a fund with that money."