On the 27th, it will be one year since a South Korean district court ordered the sale of assets of a Japanese company for the first time over the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War.
As the Supreme Court's hearing continues after the company's re-appeal, in South Korea, in order to avoid the "cash" of the assets of Japanese companies, there is a plan to have an existing foundation take over the payment to the plaintiff. The focus is on whether the government can quickly compile a breakthrough plan based on these opinions.
Regarding the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, the South Korean Supreme Court in 2018 filed a complaint with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries about Korean women who were forced to work under harsh conditions during the war as part of the "women's labor corps." After handing down a judgment ordering compensation, a South Korean district court last September ordered a Japanese company to sell some of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' assets in South Korea for the first time.
It will be a year since the 27th, but the South Korean Supreme Court is still in the process of re-appealing the company's appeal.
Under these circumstances, at four public-private joint councils held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, proposals such as having existing Korean foundations take over payments to plaintiffs in order to avoid "cash" of assets of Japanese companies were proposed. rice field.
President Yoon Sung-yeol said on the 26th, "No matter what difficulties we face, we will strongly promote the normalization of relations." The focus is on whether a breakthrough plan can be put together as soon as possible based on the opinions of the council.