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S/Korean court orders Japan Corps to pay WWII workers $350m

South Koreas top court ruled on Tuesday that Japans Nippon Steel
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japan and south korea share a bitter history that includes japans 35-year occupation of the korean peninsula until 1945 and the use of comfort women japans euphemism for girls and women many of them korean forced to work in its wartime brothels1 south koreas top court ruled on tuesday that japans nippon steel1 nippon steel said the verdict was deeply regrettable and that it would review it before taking any next steps while japans foreign ministry said it would summon the south korean ambassador1 in a landmark ruling south koreas supreme court upheld a 2013 order for the company to pay 100 million won 87700 to each of the four steel workers bringing the total money to be paid to 350.8 million1 the forced workers initiated the suit in 2005 seeking compensation and unpaid wages1 the court ruled that the former laborers right to reparation was not terminated by a 1965 treaty normalizing diplomatic ties rejecting the claim by tokyo and japanese courts yonhap news agency said1 the ruling of the court could freeze ties between the uneasy neighbors1 japans foreign ministry told reuters that the issue of compensation was settled completely and finally by the 1965 deal1 lee choon-shik the 98-year-old sole surviving plaintiff welcomed the ruling saying in a televised news conference that it was heartbreaking to see it today left alone alive1 some seoul officials and experts fear the courts decision final and binding could bring repercussions for relations1 if nippon steel refuses to compensate the plaintiffs could request a seizure of the companys property in south korea which may result in an exit of some japanese businesses and a cut in investment1 south koreas foreign ministry said in 2016 any seizure of company assets could drive relations into an irreversible catastrophe1 • Posts 1 • Views 694

S/Korean court orders Japan Corps to pay WWII workers $350m