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Dozens of lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties were to depart for Tokyo on Thursday for an annual meeting with their Japanese counterparts. A total of 39 members of the South Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union are scheduled to meet with Korean residents in Japan later Thursday before attending the union's 44th joint conference with Japanese lawmakers Friday. They also plan to meet with Japanese.
Proposals for a South Korean foundation to compensate plaintiffs on behalf of Japanese corporate defendants over wartime labor issues would be the best possible option for resolving the matter, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said during a public hearing.
Korea will hold a public hearing next week to discuss ways to resolve the long-standing issue of compensating victims of imperial Japan s wartime forced labor, according to officials and representatives of the victims Friday, amid strong opposition by victims to a