#BoycottJapan is trending in South Korea.
Angered by Japan’s move to restrict exports of vital manufacturing materials to the country, South Koreans have taken to Instagram and other social-media platforms to show their support for boycotts of Japanese travel and consumer products.
More than 2,400 public posts with hashtag #BoycottJapan have been shared on Instagram since the measures were imposed July 4, with some including a picture using Japan’s red rising sun icon as “O” in the word “No.”
“NO, Boycott Japan: Don’t go, don’t buy,” it says.
The latest flare-up amid decades of ill-will over Japan’s past aggression came when South Korean courts seized assets belonging to Japanese companies they held liable for cases of forced labour during the 1910-1945 period of colonisation. Although Abe has denied that the export controls are retaliation, the spat has fanned nationali
