The South Korean government on Thursday officially denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, and warned that relations with Japan will tailspin to a historic low due to Abe's shrine visit.

Since Abe took office, his government has shown an irresponsible attitude to Japan's war history by refusing to apologize to its Asian neighbors and trying to revise the pacifist constitution.

"Only if Japan faces up to and deeply reflects on the invasion history, takes the history as a mirror, can it develop a relationship oriented to the future with its Asian neighbors," Qin said.

He urged Japan to abide by its commitment of reflecting on the invasion history, take measures to correct its mistakes and eliminate the baneful influence, and regain trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community with concrete actions.

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