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Please guarantee that Japanese companies seized by a Korean court in a lawsuit for compulsory conscription will not be cashed in their assets in Korea. There was a media report.
Reporter Ayoung Kim found out what it was about.
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Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that the Japanese government demanded appropriate action regarding the lawsuit for forced mobilization as a condition of attending the Korea-China-Japan summit in late last month.
In the absence of action, Prime Minister Suga also conveyed his position that he would not visit Korea.
Japan is known to have demanded a guarantee that a Japanese company seized by a Korean court will not convert its assets in Korea.
Prime Minister Suga's first phone call with President Moon Jae-in on the 24th of last month also called for South Korea's response to the lawsuit for forced mobilization.
Kyodo News Agency quoted a Japanese government source, saying, "As long as there is a concern about cash currency, Prime Minister Suga will not go to Korea."
In October 2018, in a lawsuit for compensation for damages filed by victims of forced mobilization against Shin Il Chul Ju, the Supreme Court ruled in compensation of 100 million won per person.
While the government adheres to the position that the administration cannot intervene in the judgment of the judiciary, it seems that this year's Korea-China-Japan summit could be canceled if the gap is not narrowed.