Japanese journalist acquitted of defaming S. Korean leader

Japanese journalist acquitted of defaming S. Korean leader

Tatsuya Kato, the former Seoul bureau chief of Japan's Sankei Shimbun daily, speaks at a news conference in Seoul on Dec. 17, 2015, after the Seoul Central District Court acquitted of defaming South Korean President Park Geun Hye in an article published in August 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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