Japan journalist testifies for compatriot charged with defaming S. Korea leader

Yuichi Ueda, Seoul bureau chief of Japan's Nishinippon Shimbun newspaper, speaks to reporters on July 27, 2015, after testifying on behalf of Japanese journalist Tatsuya Kato at the Seoul Central District Court. Kato, former Seoul bureau chief of the Sankei Shimbun daily, has been indicted for allegedly defaming South Korean President Park Geun Hye. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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