South Korean President Moon Jae-in responds to questions during an online news conference held on Jan. 18. (South Korean presidential pool photo via Dong-A Ilbo)
Japanese officials are far from convinced by South Korean President Moon Jae-in s attempt to mend fences with Tokyo during a news conference on Jan. 18.
Moon for the first time said it was not desirable to have South Korean courts sell off assets of Japanese companies in South Korea to compensate former wartime laborers.
He also expressed bewilderment that the Seoul Central District Court ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 12 former comfort women, who were forced to provide sex to Japanese military personnel before and during World War II.