China News Service, January 15th. According to Kyodo News Agency of Japan, the Seoul Central District Court in South Korea recently issued a judgment ordering compensation from the Japanese government on the original comfort women's lawsuit, but the Japanese side expressed its rejection.
On the 15th local time, the governments of Japan and South Korea held consultations at the level of director-general of the diplomatic department through video conference.
The two sides did not compromise with each other, but reached an agreement on the policy of continuing communication.
In August 2019, South Korean and Japanese private groups in Germany held a rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on the occasion of the seventh world "comfort women" anniversary, and once again urged the Japanese government to formally suffer the atrocities of the "comfort women" system The person apologized and compensated.
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According to reports, the Japanese side was attended by Funakoshi Kenyu, director of the Asian and Oceanian Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the South Korean side was attended by Kim Dinghan, the director of the Asian and Pacific Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On the same day, Japan again protested on the grounds of violating international law and demanded corrective measures.
The South Korean side stated that it "respects the judgment of the court" and explained the government's position.
The report also said that the Liberal Democratic Party’s diplomatic group and others gathered at the 15th meeting a resolution that strongly condemned the verdict, saying that “this will lead to the severance of Japan-South Korea relations, which is beyond the norm in international law”.
The resolution requires the Japanese government to explore countermeasures, including litigation in the International Court of Justice.
In order to prevent the seizure of Japanese assets, it is also urged to explore the freezing of Korean assets in Japan.
The plan is submitted to Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi next week.
Regarding the resolution, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu said at a press conference: "We will also combine the opinions of the ruling party and try to respond appropriately."
Sources from the Japanese government previously stated that there have also been calls for prudence on the grounds that “it is not clear whether it can promote the development as envisaged” for the prosecution in the International Court of Justice.