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South Korean President Scraps Tokyo Trip

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has scrapped plans for visiting the Tokyo Olympics and his first summit with Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, following undiplomatic remarks attributed to a Japanese diplomat posted in Seoul. He apparently used the word “masturbating” to describe Moon’s efforts to improve ties with Japan.

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