Japan kindergarten apologizes after slurring Koreans, Chinese

A Japanese kindergarten known for its nationalist curriculum has apologized after coming under fire for hostile comments about Korean and Chinese parents. The operator of Tsukamoto Kindergarten in the western city of Osaka was questioned by local education authorities last month after complaints from parents in December. Kyodo news agency reported last week that the school had handed parents copies of a statement which described the parents of Chinese and Korean children as having “evil thoughts.” The private pre-school had also posted a statement on its home page referring to “delinquent” South Korean and Chinese parents. But it has now deleted that from its website and replaced it with another expressing remorse. “We apologize for our expression about foreigners that led to misunderstanding,” it said. The kindergarten previously had said the insults were provoked by criticism it had received from Chinese and South Korean parents.