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 ▲ Galmoori Reports on South Korean Government’s Post-War Preservation Proposal to Compensate for Damage Caused by Japanese Imperial Draft |
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| Ⓒ Asahi Shimbun |
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The South Korean government suggested that Japanese companies pay compensation to victims of forced labor in Japan, but the Japanese government rejected it, Asahi Shimbun reported on the 31st.
This newspaper cited officials from the governments of Korea and Japan, and as a result of the Blue House review of solutions to the problem of compensation for conscription, led by President Roh Young-min, the head of the ruling of the Supreme Court, in consideration of President Moon Jae-in’s intention to respect the Supreme Court’s ruling, was unofficial in Japan earlier this year. He said they beat him.
However, the Japanese government is known to have rejected it, saying, “Even if the (Japanese) company’s spending is preserved, it cannot be answered unless judgment is changed.”
Earlier, the Korean court ordered compensation for damages from conscription, but when the defendant’s Japanese company refused to accept it, at the request of the victims, the plaintiff, they seized his assets in Korea and are proceeding to sell them.
The Japanese government is protesting that compensation for damages to conscription was fully resolved with the Japan-Korea Claims Agreement in 1965, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not visit Korea if the Korean government does not resolve it.
The newspaper noted that “there are concerns that the Japanese government may easily accept the Korean side’s (post-preservation) proposal, but it remains a precedent and similar demands may follow one after another.”
At the same time, quoting a Japanese government official, he explained that “we are considering all kinds of countermeasures if the sale of seized Japanese corporate assets becomes a reality,” and explained that there are around 40 such as suspension of issuance of visas to public officials and the temporary return of the Japanese ambassador to Korea.
“Unlike Suga and Abe, they want to respond to Korea.”
However, while former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe insisted on a hard-line response, Prime Minister Suga, who values Korea-Japan relations, wants a moderate response. “Now Prime Minister Suga also has a strong desire to (solve) somehow.” Give a comment.
The newspaper also featured the remarks of Democratic Party representative Lee Nak-yeon, saying, “There is also an expectation for Prime Minister Suga in Korea,” and hoping it will be resolved before the Tokyo Olympics are held next. summer.
“Moon Jae-in’s regime in Korea also has no notable results in diplomatic relations with the United States and the public, including relations with North Korea, so there is also an intention to make Prime Minister Suga’s visit to Korea. at the Korea-China-Japan summit scheduled to take place in Seoul at the end of the year, “he explained.
He added: “In the midst of the new coronavirus crisis (Corona 19), the Korean economy suffered a severe blow, the impact of Japan’s export restrictions on Korea cannot be ignored due to the issue of compensation for compulsory military service. “.
