Japan cannot accept “comfort women compensation”… Demands “appropriate measures” from South Korea = South Korean report

The Japanese government announced on the 24th that in the appeals court of a lawsuit filed by South Korean former comfort women against the Japanese government for damages, the South Korean court ruled that ``Japan is responsible for compensation.''
He made clear his position that "it cannot be done." At a press conference held on the morning of the same day, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno responded to a question about his understanding of the ruling, saying, ``There is a clear understanding of international law and the agreement between the Japanese and Korean governments.''
It is clearly contrary to this," he said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said, ``This is extremely regrettable and cannot be accepted in any way,'' and ``we will strongly urge South Korea to take appropriate measures.''
. On the 23rd, the Seoul High Court ruled that in a lawsuit filed by former comfort women, including Lee Yong-soo, and 16 of their bereaved families, the court ``cancels the judgment of the first instance and grants the full amount claimed by the plaintiff.''
did. The court also ruled that ``the Japanese government will bear the costs of the lawsuit.'' In response, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``The Japanese government absolutely cannot accept this,'' and stated that Yun Dong-min, who is stationed in Japan,
They strongly protested by summoning the South Korean ambassador and issuing a statement by Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa. In his statement, Foreign Minister Kamikawa said, ``I urge (South Korea) to immediately rectify its violation of international law at its own responsibility as a nation.''
We once again strongly request that appropriate measures be taken." Japan said, ``A series of historical issues, including comfort women and forced labor, have been resolved through the 1965 Japan-Korea Claims Agreement and the 2015 Japan-Korea Foreign Ministers' Agreement.
The issue has been resolved through the Comfort Women Agreement, etc., and any ruling by the South Korean judicial branch that contradicts this would be a violation of international law."