Seoul plans to compensate victims of Japan wartime forced labour via public foundation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
through a Seoul-based public foundation, in a move welcomed by Japan and the United States but drew flak back home for falling short of expectations.
The decision is aimed at improving ties with Japan, which sunk to historic lows after a Seoul court ruled in 2018 that Japanese companies compensate people forced to work for them while the country was under Japanese rule from 1910 to 1945. The matter escalated into a diplomatic and trade spat.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
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