The insult, the spokesman said, was of such a nature that the Japanese soldiers present regarded it as reflecting "upon the honour of the Commander-in-Chief, His Majesty the Emperor of Japan."
Because of this character of the incident, the officer added, "the soldiers involved still regretted that it should have occurred."
The policeman involved, the Japanese spokesman charged, "has interfered with the duties of a Japanese soldier on official duty,"
"The insült was uttered within the British defence sector but it was clearly directed against Japanese forces across the boundary," he added.
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