Uniqlo commercial sparks calls for boycott in South Korea | DW News

A seemingly innocuous clothing ad is at the centre of the latest eruption in long-running Korean cross-border tensions. A TV spot from Japanese apparelmaker Uniqlo has sparked anger among some South Korean consumers, with protestors saying the former colonial power was mocking victims of wartime oppression. The controversy comes amid a trade row and a record low point in relations between South Korea and Japan

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