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governments of both Korea and Japan are discussing exception entry so that it can be resumed from the traffic of businessmen. However, there seems to be a long way to go, as there is no concession on other issues, including compensation for victims of forced mobilization.

This is reporter Im Sang-bum.

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Since the end of last month, the Korean and Japanese governments are discussing'excluded entry' to ease the restrictions on entry for business people.

It has been about 5 months since Japan restricted entry to Koreans in March last year due to corona protection.

A consensus has been formed to ensure essential economic activities such as issuing visas for business people and minimizing the period of self-isolation, but the officials explain that it is a separate'one-point consultation', which is different from the current issues of Korea-Japan relations.

President Moon Jae-in proposed to find a solution to the problem of compensation for victims of forced mobilization, saying, "I am ready to sit face to face with the Japanese government at any time" during the Liberation Day, but Japan "can't even find a clue to improve relations with the Moon government, which promotes victim-centeredism." "I just spilled the reaction of a senior official to the media.

This is why it seems difficult to find a political solution even to monetize the assets of war criminals.

[Kiho Yang/Professor of Sungkonghoe University: (Assets of war criminals) Cashing is likely to occur in the first half of next year, and (Japan) is preparing for economic retaliation now. (Korea-Japan) Conflict is likely to continue under tension... .]

So, even if the issue of entering Korea with exceptions for businessmen is resolved, the crisis in Korea-Japan relations will continue for some time.