The same court in June dismissed a wartime labor compensation lawsuit brought by a group of South Koreans against 16 Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi Materials.
By Kang Seung-woo
On the occasion of Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong s participation in the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting set for next week, talks between Chung and his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi are expected to take place on the sidelines.
However, diplomatic observers are not pinning high hopes on their long-delayed meeting paving the way for the immediate normalization of the soured relations between Seoul and Tokyo.
Currently, bilateral ties between South Korea and Japan have slumped to their worst level in years over wartime history issues, so Chung, who took office in February, has yet to have had a phone call with Motegi due to Japan refusing contact.
Record 40.4% in Japan see ties with South Korea as not important Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a video conference of the World Economic Forum from the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Jan. 27. | YONHAP / AFP-JIJI
JIJI Feb 20, 2021
A record 40.4% of Japanese do not believe that their country’s relationship with South Korea is important, apparently reflecting bilateral conflicts over history issues, a Cabinet Office survey has shown.
The figure marked a new high for the second straight time, although there was a change in the survey method this time. In 2019, the proportion stood at 37.7%.
Japan urges South Korea to immediately act after comfort women ruling is finalized Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Passersby look at a statue symbolizing the so-called comfort women, who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday. | KYODO
KYODO, STAFF REPORT Jan 23, 2021
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi urged South Korea to “immediately” take action against a court ruling ordering the Japanese government to pay damages to former “comfort women,” which was finalized Saturday.