Japan has lodged a protest against Russia over the country’s decision to declare September 3 Victory Day over “militaristic Japan” a move it says would fuel mutual antagonism, a top government spokesman said on Monday.
“The adoption of this law could not only create anti-Japanese sentiments among the Russian people, but could also lead to anti-Russian sentiments among the Japanese people,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference on Monday, calling Moscow’s move “extremely regrettable”.
Russia last week renamed the Sept. 3 commemoration the day after Japan’s surrender in World War II as Victory over Militarist Japan Day, according to Japanese media reports.
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