Japanese government opposes South Korean Supreme Court's ”compulsory labor compensation ruling” = South Korean report

The Japanese government said on the 11th that it was "extremely regrettable" that South Korea's Supreme Court found the defendant company liable for damages in a lawsuit filed by the families of former forced laborers against a Japanese company.
"We absolutely cannot accept this," he said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a regular press conference this morning, ``The South Korean Supreme Court's judgment, like several judgments late last month, clearly states the Japan-Korea Claims Agreement.
It is extremely regrettable and cannot be accepted in any way.'' ``We have protested this point to the South Korean side.''
On this day, the South Korean Supreme Court approved a claim for damages brought by the family of a former conscripted worker against Nippon Steel.
In the lawsuit, the judgment was finalized in partial favor of the plaintiffs in the original court, stating that ``Nippon Steel must pay a total of 100 million won (approximately 11.1 million yen) and delay damages to the bereaved families.''
At a press conference on the same day, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi said, ``The Korean government will respond to related lawsuits by saying, ``The Korea Foundation will pay the judgment and late interest.''
"Since the government has already stated that it is planned, we will respond based on this." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan said, ``Hiroyuki Namazu, Director-General of Asia and Oceania, is Kim Jang-hyun, stationed in Japan and South Korea.''
"I expressed my regret and protested against this ruling to the Parliamentary Minister of the country's embassy." Last month, the Japanese government issued a series of rulings by the South Korean Supreme Court that found companies responsible for compensating Japanese former workers.
They express their regret and protest against the decision.