Japanese TV corrects source of photo

TOKYO, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Japan's TV Asahi corrected on Thursday the source of a
photo it had erroneously reported as depicting the likely successor to North
Korean leader Kim Jong-il, saying it had acquired the photo from "a reliable
person in South Korea," not South Korean officials.
The Japanese TV network on Wednesday claimed it had scooped the first image of
the North Korean leader's third son, Kim Jong-un, 26, but a South Korean man
later in the day claimed the snapshot was a picture of himself.
On its midday news Thursday, the Japanese TV made an apology for its incorrect
report, but said the photo was obtained from South Korean authorities concerned.
The South Korean Embassy in Tokyo then sent a letter addressed to the president
of the TV network protesting the false attribution of the source of the photo and
expressing strong regret. The embassy said in the letter no official of the South
Korean government offered the photo and demanded a correction.
TV Asahi again corrected its report on its 5 p.m. news Thursday, saying it had
gotten the photo from a "reliable person in South Korea."
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