Regarding the issue of comfort women, the Korean court has ruled that the Japanese government should be compensated, and the government has decided to ask the Korean government to take appropriate measures, saying that it is absolutely unacceptable.
On the other hand, the South Korean government has expressed the view that it will respect the court's decision, and it is inevitable that the chilling relationship between Japan and South Korea will worsen.
On the 8th, a district court in Seoul handed down a ruling ordering the Japanese government to compensate the women of the former comfort women over the comfort women issue, and Secretary-General Akiba of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made South Korea's Ambassador to Japan Nam Gwang-pyo foreign affairs. He called on the ministry and protested that the ruling was extremely regrettable and absolutely unacceptable.
The government has repeatedly stated that the lawsuit should be dismissed from the principle of "sovereign immunity" under international law, which states that sovereign states are not subject to the jurisdiction of other countries. In the world of law, the principle of "sovereign immunity" is a common wisdom, and this decision is shameful. "
The government will not appeal from the standpoint that it will not be allowed to submit to the jurisdiction of South Korea, and the decision is expected to be finalized as it is, but it will continue to request the Korean government to take appropriate measures and toward the international community. I will explain Japan's position carefully.
On the other hand, the South Korean government has expressed the view that it will respect the court's decision, and it is inevitable that Japan-South Korea relations, which have been chilled due to issues such as "recruitment" during the Pacific War, will worsen.