AFP, Tokyo :
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday pledged to attend the Winter Olympics in South Korea, ending speculation he would snub the event after an emotional war of words with Seoul over a deal on wartime sex slavery.
“I would like to attend the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics to cheer on Japanese athletes if conditions allow me to do so,” Abe told the conservative Sankei Shimbun newspaper.
“The Olympic Games is a festival for peace and sports and Japan is poised to host Tokyo 2020,” he was quoted as saying, referring to the Summer Games in the Japanese capital.
