Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Japan foreign minister claims wartime victims' compensation is law violation

The recent Korean court order to sell Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' assets in the country to compensate Korean victims of Japanese wartime forced labor was a “clear violation of international law,” Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said...

2021-09-29

Business and opinion leaders stress need to mend Seoul-Tokyo rift

Korean and Japanese business and opinion leaders discussed resolving the two countries’ strained relations, including the issue of compensation of wartime forced labor victims, during the 52nd Korea-Japan Business Conference Friday.

2020-11-30

Korea to press Japan's forced labor issue with Unesco

The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday that it will raise with Unesco the failure of Japan to fulfill its pledge to commemorate the victims of wartime forced labor in a new information center for a group of World Heritage sites.

2020-06-16

Seoul protests Unesco site info center in Tokyo

Seoul expressed “deep regret” Monday over Tokyo’s failure to fulfill a pledge to commemorate Korean victims of wartime forced labor in a new information center celebrating Japan’s Unesco-designated industrial sites from the Meiji era.

2020-06-15