<Anchor> In a
lawsuit for compulsory conscription, Japanese media reported that Prime Minister Suga could not go to the Korea-China-Japan Summit held in South Korea at the end of this year before ensuring that Japanese companies seized by Korean courts do not convert their assets in Korea. .
Reporter Kim A-young checked the contents.
<Reporter>
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 requested South Korea's response to the forcible mobilization lawsuit on the first phone call with President Moon Jae-in on the 24th of last month, but this time it was raised as a prerequisite for the Korea-China-Japan summit.
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, Japan, the Supreme Court ruled in compensation of 100 million won per person, and when Shin Il Chul Joo's failed to comply with the judgment, it entered into enforcement proceedings.
While the government is sticking to the position that the administration cannot intervene in the judiciary's ruling, this year's Korea-China-Japan summit may fail if the gap is not narrowed.