It was revealed that the Japan Pension Service paid 99 yen, or about 1,000 Korean won, to an elderly woman named Shin Jung-young, one of the victims of forced labor, in the name of a welfare pension withdrawal allowance.
The Japan Pension Service denied the request for an investigation into the welfare pension enrollment record requested by 11 victims mobilized to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in March last year, saying, "There is no record." received.
In 2009, the Japanese government paid '99 yen' to victims of forced labor, including Grandmother Yang Geum-deok, and in 2014, paid 199 yen to four victims, including Grandma Kim Jae-rim.
The Citizens' Association for Japanese Forced Mobilization plans to hold a press conference condemning the Japanese side at the Citizens Communication Room of the Gwangju City Council on the afternoon of the 4th.