Japans decision is a reckless decision that projects diplomatic efforts to solve the problem and rather worsens the situation i express my deep regret he was responding to the latest escalation in the trade dispute with japan removing south korea from the socalled white list of countries allowed to receive exports of sensitive strategic components that it needs for its high tech manufacturing. It comes on top of restrictions last month on the export of Raw Materials for the production of semiconductors in south korea with fears of a knock on effect to manufacturing in neighboring countries. Japan denies its linked to a decades old dispute over its water time record. Deal this move was approved to revise japans export controls appropriately and was not intended to hurt japan south korea relations or to craft Counter Measures japan has been angered by a Supreme Court ruling in favor of victims of forced labor during world war 2 with several japanese firms ordered to pay compensation that