[%%IMAGE1%%]<p>A photo has revealed that the office of Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono has a map of the Korean Peninsula hanging on one of its walls. Taro tweeted an image of himself during a video chat with New Zealand Defense Minister Ron Mark on May 19, showing a map of the Korean Peninsula hanging in his office. This has aroused the interest of South Korean observers, as Taro has repeatedly criticized South Korea during the two countries’ various diplomatic disputes related to Japan’s export controls and historical issues stemming back to the Japanese colonial occupation. Other images, however, have revealed that Taro also has maps of Japan and the Middle East on the other side of his office.</p>

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