Court Orders Fujikoshi to Pay Compensation; South Korea's Appellate Court Awards 80 Million Won to Families of Former Wartime Laborer
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A court in South Korea has issued a ruling concerning the Japanese company Fujikoshi. The appellate court determined that Fujikoshi should pay 80 million won in compensation to the family of a victim who, during Japan's colonial rule, was mobilized at the age of 12 to a Japanese military munitions factory and forced to perform labor.
The victim was reportedly forced to work at a factory in Japan at the age of 12, while still a child. This issue has been debated for many years between Japan and South Korea as one aspect of the so-called "wartime labor" (kinro-ko) issue.
Following the first-instance ruling, the appellate court also upheld the claims of the plaintiffs' side. The Japanese government maintains that the matter of claims was settled under the 1965 Agreement on the Settlement of Problems concerning Property and Claims and on Economic Cooperation between Japan and the Republic of Korea. Meanwhile, South Korean courts continue to rule on the basis that individual claims have not been extinguished.
The reports do not provide detailed information on Fujikoshi's specific response. Attention is focused on future rulings and on the responses of both parties.
Sources: 조선일보
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