South Korea files Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony

SEOUL–South Korea’s Olympic committee said Friday it filed a complaint with Asian Games 2026 organizers in Nagoya for featuring a Japanese warlord at a welcoming ceremony. The event on Tuesday included a person dressed as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who led Japan’s invasions of Korea in 1592-1598, and the ceremony prompted a backlash in South Korea. READ: