Report: Japanese politicians propose freezing South Korean assets
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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said South Korea is violating international law after a South Korean court ordered Japanese state compensation for former comfort women. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 15 (UPI) Japan s ruling party politicians slammed a South Korean court decision on former South Korean comfort women and proposed the freezing of South Korean assets in Japan, according to a South Korean press report.
KBS reported Friday that Japanese politicians introduced a resolution calling for countermeasures against Seoul, during a joint meeting of Japan s foreign ministry and the Liberal Democratic Party s Foreign Affairs Division.