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victims of forced labor strongly opposed the government plan.

First of all, the core of our government's plan is to first compensate the victims with money from our companies, but there is no plan to secure the participation of Japanese war criminal companies as well as Japanese government and companies later.

In the end, there is a view that Japan cannot be optimistic when looking at what Japan has shown so far in a situation where there is no choice but to expect a voluntary response from Japan for compensation and apology.

The essence of Japan's reflection and apology is disappearing, and there are voices of concern that it could give Japan virtually indulgence.



Next, I am reporter Kim A-young.



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The solution to compensation for forced labor proposed by then National Assembly Speaker Hee-sang Moon in 2019 was called the so-called '2+2 solution'.



It was a method in which the governments and companies of both Korea and Japan participated to create a fund and compensate the victims through it.



On the other hand, the victims' organizations judge that the government plan is the same as the plan in which only the Korean government and Korean companies participate without Japan participating.



[Park Hong-gyu/Professor, Korea University (Expert Panel): You shouldn't have expectations for things like Japan's apology and participation in the fund.

(What nonsense are you talking about? Stop it.) The truth is…

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[Lim Jae-seong/Victim's legal representative: It's '2+0', but Japan doesn't bear any burden, but the victim's side is so strongly opposed to it.

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The Korean government's position is that it will urge a sincere response to Japanese companies' apology and participation in compensation.



But maybe that's just wishful thinking.



Victims' organizations exploded in anger, saying that Japan promised to inform that Gunhamdo was a labor site at the time of UNESCO registration in 2015, but has not yet kept it.



[Lee Guk-eon/Chief of the Citizens' Group for Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation: There is not a single document in the yard that even the agreement is overturned overnight, and Korea unilaterally announces it, but will Japan respond later?

How can you do such a thing unless you know the people as fools?]



The government announced that it would continue a court battle if the government pushes through the overlapping debt acquisition despite the victims' objections.



(Video coverage: Jo Chun-dong · Yang Doo-won, video editing: Park Ki-deok)