By Chung Min-uck
A new generation of Japanese politicians has come under growing criticism here for their nationalistic stance on Tokyo’s territorial challenges made against South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo following President Lee Myung-bak’s landmark visit to the islets on Aug. 10.
Japan observers here raise concerns over their attitude and lack of responsibility for their countries past wartime atrocities, which is likely to further damage Seoul-Tokyo relations.
Seiji Maehara, 55, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan’s (DPJ) policy chief and a