U.S. ambassador becomes moustachioed face of South Korean discontent

FILE PHOTO: South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris, sign documents at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, March 8, 2019. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to South Korea drew criticism from the highest levels of government in Seoul on Friday for suggesting that Seoul consult with Washington about the possibility of reopening tourism with North Korea.

U.S. ambassador Harry Harris has even been criticised by some local media and anti-U.S. activists over his moustache, which they have compared with those of officials in the Japanese colonial government that ruled Korea from 1910 to 1945.