Popular American-Japanese model and actress Kiko Mizuhara has posted an apology video on the Chinese social media platform Weibo after being accused online of stoking anti-Chinese sentiment.
Mizuhara, 25, star of the Chinese romantic comedy ¡°No Other Love,¡± which was directed by Chinese actress Zhao Wei, issued the apology on Friday in response to an online uproar over two controversial photos.
In one photo, a woman said to be Mizuhara is seen visiting Tokyo¡¯s Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan¡¯s war dead, including convicted Class-A war criminals. In the other, she is allegedly posing in front of Japan¡¯s Rising Sun flag, a symbol of the country¡¯s militarist past.
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