Ex-S. Korean diplomat publishes book on Ito Hirobumi

Ex-S. Korean diplomat publishes book on Ito Hirobumi

TOKYO, Japan - Song Yeong Geol, a former South Korean diplomat who spent more than a decade in Japan, speaks about his recently published book on the roles of Ito Hirobumi, Japan's first prime minister and widely considered the archenemy of the Korean people, in the modernization of Japan. Song, who is now a professor of Kyungwon College, says it is a problem that Ito's contribution to Japan's modernization is not generally known in his country.

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Geol Yang kisses the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Grand Canal Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Geol Yang runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Grand Canal Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

Ex-S. Korean diplomat publishes book on Ito Hirobumi

Ex-S. Korean diplomat publishes book on Ito Hirobumi

TOKYO, Japan - Song Yeong Geol, a former South Korean diplomat who spent more than a decade in Japan, speaks about his recently published book on the roles of Ito Hirobumi, Japan's first prime minister and widely considered the archenemy of the Korean people, in the modernization of Japan. Song, who is now a professor of Kyungwon College, says it is a problem that Ito's contribution to Japan's modernization is not generally known in his country. (Kyodo)