Kono receives letter from S. Korean foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Choi Sang Yong (L) on April 19 hands to Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) a letter from S. Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Han Seung Soo complaining about Japan's approval of a controversial history textbook. The envoy returned to Japan earlier in the day, nine days after being recalled to Seoul in protest over the textbook approval.

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