Emblem-Shattering Monument In Russia Sparks Outcry In Japan
A memorial to Soviet forces in Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk was unveiled on September 4, depicting a Red Army soldier smashing a symbol of imperial Japan. The emblem remains a national emblem of the country today, leading to outrage in Japan.
Places named in this report: Tokyo, Moscow
Exact coordinates
tokyo: 35.680, 139.690
moscow: 55.760, 37.620
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