On the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, it was revealed that a South Korean court dismissed the "immediate appeal" that Nippon Steel dissatisfied with the decision to seize assets.
In 2018, the Supreme Court of South Korea handed down a ruling ordering compensation to four Koreans who had been accused of being "forced to work in Japan as a recruitment worker" against Nippon Steel, and then a district court. Has issued a decision to allow Nippon Steel to seize shares held in South Korea.
In response, Nippon Steel filed an "immediate appeal" last year seeking an injunction, but on the 11th, it was revealed that the court had rejected it.
Regarding the assets held by Nippon Steel in South Korea, an appraisal report was submitted to the court in January, and the procedure for sale is in progress.
Regarding "recruitment", Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was also ordered to compensate by the Supreme Court of South Korea and received a decision to allow the seizure of assets, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' immediate appeal against this was partially rejected last month. I did.
The Japanese government said that the issue of "recruitment" had been resolved based on the 1965 Japan-Korea Claims Agreement, and that the decision ordering compensation for Japanese companies was a violation of international law, and asked the Korean government to correct the violation. I am.
Nippon Steel "We will respond appropriately"
Regarding the fact that the Korean court rejected the "immediate appeal" made by Nippon Steel on the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, Nippon Steel said, "Japan-Korea Claims and Economic Cooperation, which is a formal agreement between nations. We understand that the agreement has been completely and finally settled. We will take appropriate measures based on the status of diplomatic negotiations between the Japanese and Korean governments. "