It was found that the South Korean government is coordinating the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War in the direction of discussing breakthrough measures in a joint public-private council to be launched soon, and the South Korean media reported that the relationship between Japan and South Korea was chilled. It is said that attention will be paid to whether it will lead to improvement.
This was revealed to NHK on the 20th by several officials including the South Korean government.
According to this, the South Korean government will coordinate to discuss concrete breakthrough measures in a joint public-private council consisting of government officials and experts, which will be launched soon, on the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War. It means that we are proceeding with.
A South Korean government official said that addressing the issue of "recruitment" is "one of the priorities" for improving relations with Japan.
In addition, South Korea's "Seoul Shinmun" dated 20th reported that the council is expected to be launched by the end of this month.
In this regard, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "We are trying to find a rational solution that is in line with the interests of both countries," while avoiding specific mention.
The Japanese government has settled the issue of "recruitment" based on the Japan-Korea Claims Agreement of 1965, and told the Korean government that the ruling that ordered Japanese companies to compensate and the related judicial proceedings violated international law. We are seeking correction of the violation situation.
Under these circumstances, in South Korea, judicial proceedings for "monetization" to sell the assets of Japanese companies ordered to compensate for this problem are in progress, and the Korean media is in talks to be launched by the Yoon Seok-you administration. It is said that attention will be paid to whether the discussions with the body will lead to the improvement of the cold Japan-Korea relations.