THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
A South Korean diplomat is denied entry to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, as he attempts to return a letter, Aug. 23. (Shingo Kuzutani)
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said South Korea's leader should apologize for demanding that Emperor Akihito apologize to Koreans for Japan's wartime acts if he wants to visit South Korea, in another tightening of tensions linked to a festering territorial dispute.