The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered Soma, Minister of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, to return home on the 1st.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Soma of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul protested in a meeting with the South Korean media in the middle of last month, using inappropriate expressions regarding the Moon Jae-in administration's diplomatic attitude toward Japan. And I was looking for prevention of recurrence.
Prime Minister Suga said, "It is a very inappropriate statement as a diplomat and I regret it," and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to make adjustments in the direction of transferring Minister Soma.
And the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered to return home on the 1st.
Minister Soma is expected to return home soon.
After serving as a counselor to the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, Minister Soma has been the general minister since July.