It was not immediately clear if families of the deceased plaintiffs will accept the plan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
under Japan’s 1910 to 1945 occupation of Korea, seeking to end a spat that has undercut United States-led efforts to present a unified front against China and North Korea.
Mr Lim Jae-sung, a lawyer for one of the three plaintiffs, made the comments as he delivered written evidence of their objections to the state-run foundation that would oversee the compensation under Seoul’s plan.It was not also immediately clear how Tokyo would respond if Seoul is unable to convince the plaintiffs to accept the proposal, one that has been hailed as “groundbreaking” by US President Joe Biden.for a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
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