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In the midst of this, today (6th) Noh Japan, I do not go, I do not buy, this phrase came to the center of Seoul city. The Seoul Jung-gu Office will put this phrase on the streets of downtown, where many foreign tourists, including Japanese people, are looking. Then boycotting is done because people voluntarily want to do it, but the ward office came out and accused him of undermining the intention, and in the end, the mayor apologized in half a day.

It is Lee Se-young.

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In front of the Donghwa Duty Free Shop in Seoul, workers are wearing flags labeled "No Japan".

'Boycott Japan' does not say 'do not go' or 'do not buy'.

Jung-gu was scheduled to have 1,100 banners all over Jung-gu, including Seoul City Hall and Deoksu Palace, here at Sejong University.

The head of the western province of Sri Lanka has revealed to the SNS why the ward office says that it is not a "military affairs, inspections".

The citizen reaction was cold.

[Choi Won-won / Gangwon-do Chuncheon: (boycotting) I think it is meaningful to do it voluntarily.

It was pointed out that Japanese tourists and ordinary citizens would be irritated.

[Nagakawa Kaori / Japanese: (It seems to me to complain to the Koreans), it feels terrible coming to Korea.]

It was less than a day after a Blue House petition to stop the installation of the flag, and when the 18,000 people joined, the ward office eventually banned the flag.

[Nam Sihoon / Professor, Myongji University International Trade Department: (The purpose of boycotting) is not to turn the whole of Japan into enemy, but the people of Japan can do some damage to Japan, so do not provoke the Japanese government. )]

Suh, Jung-gu, said, "I humbly accept the criticism that we should leave boycotts as voluntary areas of the people."

(Video coverage: Max Woong, image editing: Hwang Ji Young)