South Korea's top court upholds wartime labor rulings against Japan firm. South Korea's Supreme Court upheld lower court decisions ordering Japanese machinery maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to compensate South Koreans for wartime labor. The rulings follow similar decisions against other Japanese firms for forced labor during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. Despite claims by Nachi-Fujikoshi that the statute of limitations for compensation had expired, the court ordered the firm to pay damages to 23 victims. The decisions come amid improving South Korea-Japan relations and Seoul's plan to resolve wartime labor issues. However, Japan's stance is that all issues from the colonial era were settled under a 1965 bilateral agreement. The rulings have led to a protest by Japan's Foreign Ministry, emphasizing ongoing tensions between the two nations over wartime grievances.
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Asia Daily: January 26, 2024
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South Korea's top court upholds wartime labor rulings against Japan firm. South Korea's Supreme Court upheld lower court decisions ordering Japanese machinery maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to compensate South Koreans for wartime labor. The rulings follow similar decisions against other Japanese firms for forced labor during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. Despite claims by Nachi-Fujikoshi that the statute of limitations for compensation had expired, the court ordered the firm to pay damages to 23 victims. The decisions come amid improving South Korea-Japan relations and Seoul's plan to resolve wartime labor issues. However, Japan's stance is that all issues from the colonial era were settled under a 1965 bilateral agreement. The rulings have led to a protest by Japan's Foreign Ministry, emphasizing ongoing tensions between the two nations over wartime grievances.