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Organizing Committee Clarifies "No Historical Intention" Regarding 'Toyotomi Performance' at Athletes' Village

(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Dae-ho = Regarding the performance featuring Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the welcoming ceremony for the Athletes' Village of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the Games Organizing Committee...

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[Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Seong-won] Criticism continues against the Organizing Committee for the 2026 Asian Games in Aicha-Nagoya for featuring Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who initiated the Imjin War. On the 15th, the Organizing Committee held a pre-ceremony performance at Kinjo Port in Nagoya, Japan, to commemorate the docking of the large cruise ship 'Costa Serena,' which serves as the athletes' village. However, the figures who took the stage were…

(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Dae-ho = Regarding the performance featuring Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the welcoming ceremony for the Athletes' Village of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the Games Organizing Committee...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Amid controversy over a performance featuring Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the welcoming ceremony for the Athletes' Village at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University sent a protest email to the organizing committee, urging an official apology. The controversy arose during the ceremony on the 15th commemorating the arrival of the Costa Serena, a large cruise ship set to serve as accommodation for nation…

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Controversy is spreading after a person dressed as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who started the Imjin War, appeared at the welcoming ceremony for the Athletes' Village at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jung Aran = Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University protested to the organizing committee regarding the appearance of a figure dressed as Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the welcoming ceremony for the Athletes' Village at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. On the 17th, Professor Seo announced via social media that he had sent a protest email to the Asian Games Organizing Committee demanding an official apology…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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