Japan strongly protests S. Korean court order to sell Mitsubishi assets for forced labor...

Japan strongly protests S. Korean court order to sell Mitsubishi assets for forced labor compensation
日, 미쓰비시重 자산매각 명령에 "韓정부에 항의"...외교부 "국제법 위반 주장 전혀 사실 안맞아"

Japan has filed a strong complaint to the South Korean government over a local court ordering the assets of a Japanese company in Korea... be sold to compensate the victims of wartime forced labor.
Observers say this could cause the already tense ties between Seoul and Tokyo... to deteriorate even further.
Yoon Jung-min reports.
Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday expressed "deep regret" over a South Korean court order... to sell Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' assets in South Korea... in order to compensate Korean victims of wartime forced labor.
He said in Tuesday's briefing that Tokyo has filed a complaint to the South Korean government, and summoned a Korean diplomat based in Japan.
Motegi added that he urged "proper measures" from his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong during their meeting last week.
Japan has been warning that the liquidation of Japanese companies' assets would cause "serious consequences"... and insisting that compensation issues have been settled under a treaty signed between the two countries in 1965 to normalize ties.
Tokyo also says that Seoul is violating international laws.

In response, the South Korean foreign ministry said that such claims are "one-sided" and "arbitrary."

"Japan's claim is completely not true... to call a Korean court ruling a violation of international laws. There is still some controversy regarding interpretation when it comes to the range in which the 1965 South Korea-Japan treaty can be applied."

The ministry added that it is aware of the court ruling, adding it hopes dialogue with Tokyo can come at an early date... to resolve the issues in a way that all related parties can agree on.
It added that Japan continuingly urging South Korea to come up with solutions does not help.

On Monday, the Daejeon District Court ordered the sale of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' trademark rights and patents in Korea... to compensate two female plaintiffs who are now in their 90s.
This comes as Mitsubishi refused to comply with a 2018 Korean top court ruling to compensate the victims of forced labor.
Experts predict that the already tense Seoul-Tokyo ties are likely to worsen.

"Basically, the Japanese government has warned continuously about the threat of liquidation, and Japan may react to this issue strongly ahead of the upcoming elections."

Experts added there are still procedures left before any sell-off, such as an appraisal and auction, so the two governments are likely to continue to find ways to avoid the situation from deteriorating any further.
Yoon Jung-min, Arirang News.

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2021-09-28, 17:00 (KST)

[Roonlovesfish]

This is such a tense matter. There is a fine line between right and wrong.

[Supermariocrosser]

I think it's sad for Koreans or chinese that some of their supporters actually dont care about them just because they hate japanese stuff like anime.

[uludak]

why mitsubishi doesn't want to leave SKorea?

[guyenk]

Kim Dae-Jung declared that he would not seek any more postwar compensation from Japan and obtained economic aid from Japan.
The incompetent ambulance chaser dug up the past, ignored international treaties, and was severely sanctioned by Japan, destroying the country. LOL

[cynthiakent]

Question: why give money to individuals from a Japanese company sell? That is an independent business not a Japanese government business. Shouldn’t funds to the women instead come from the Japanese government? Confused.

[GOKUBLACK-xqis]

South Korea is Right. Japan cannot ask SK to forget all the Atrocities they have faced by JAPAN.
And same with Chinese Nanking Massacre.

[godfathersjustice]

The culture that Korea has delivered to Japan...
1. Japanese Katakana.
2. Buddhism.
3. Chinese characters.
4. Excellent dna gene without buckteeth among Japanese - Japanese with small snaggletooths are unique Albon species.
5. Pottery, rice farming, crop manufacturing, etc.
6. King of Japan - Self-recognition that he is Baekje-based.
There are too many, so I'm going to skip them. Japan is an ancestor country, so you should be aware of it.