In a South Korean trial in which a Korean bereaved family who claimed to have been forced to work in Japan over "recruitment" during the Pacific War sued Nippon Steel, the plaintiffs appealed the decision of the first instance that dismissed the complaint. Did.
In South Korea, after the Supreme Court ruled that Japanese companies should be compensated for "recruitment" in 2018, a series of lawsuits were filed for compensation from Japanese companies.
Of these, in a trial in which a Korean bereaved family filed a lawsuit in 2019 seeking compensation from Nippon Steel, the Seoul Central District Court sued on the 8th of this month that the claim was prescriptive at the time of the lawsuit. I rejected.
The plaintiff's lawyer has announced that he has appealed the ruling on the 13th, saying, "It is unreasonable to dismiss the complaint because of prescription."
The number of trials being held in South Korea for compensation from Japanese companies over "recruitment" has reached at least about 30 including the one appealed this time.
The issue of "recruitment" has been settled by the Japanese government based on the Japan-Korea Claims Agreement of 1965, and the decision ordering Japanese companies to compensate and the related judicial procedures are in violation of international law. Is seeking correction.
Nippon Steel "Insist on legitimacy in court"
Regarding the appeal, Nippon Steel "understands that it has been" completely and finally settled "by the Japan-Korea Claims and Economic Cooperation Agreement, which is a formal agreement between nations. I will insist in the courtroom. "