Kim Yo Jong, younger sister of North Korean General Secretary Kim Jong Un, said in an unusual statement regarding relations with Japan. Experts believe that this is an attempt to destabilize the trilateral cooperation between Japan, the United States, and South Korea. Professor Shunji Hiraiwa of Nanzan University, who is familiar with the North Korean situation, said, "I can't see it. Japan's first goal is to change North Korea's traditional stance" He added that to date, Japan's leadership has no plans to improve North Korea-Japan relations.
Education minister Masahito Moriyama, who also has religious affairs within his ministerial portfolio, admits to signing a document pledging support for issues championed by the Unification Church ahead of the October 2021 general election.
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