A Japanese warship that arrived in Korea on today day for a multinational naval drill later this week has run into major controversy. The warship hoisted a flag that, for many Koreans, symbolises Japan’s past military expansionism and colonisation. JS Hamagiri, an Asagiri-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, sailed into Busan Port this morning with the ‘Rising Sun’ flag hoisted…ahead of the Eastern Endeavour 23 aimed at reinforcing strategic capabilities to prevent and deter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.Japan joins the United States, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Korea for the combined training exercise scheduled for Wednesday in international waters near Jeju Island, a day after the opening of a four-day high-level forum of the Proliferation Security Initiative. Seven warships and six planes will be mobilised for the planned exercise, which includes testing systems for the dissemination of information about vessels suspected of carrying WMDs.

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