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Emperor's Remark Pours Fuel on Ethnic Hot Potato

From the Japan Times, during a news conference to mark his 68th birthday, the Emperor drew the public's attention to a historical document that shows one of his eighth-century ancestors was born to a descendant of immigrants from the Korean Peninsula. In doing so, he said he felt a close "kinship" with Korea.

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