Seoul: South Korea kicked off an international fleet review involving 13 nations, after Japan bowed out in protest at Seoul’s demand it remove a controversial “Rising Sun” naval flag from Tokyo’s warship.
The five-day event off Jeju island had initially included the Japanese navy, whose plan to fly the flag caused fury and a series of anti-Tokyo protests in its former colony.
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