South Korea’s Supreme Court orders Nippon Steel to pay wartime labor victim
A South Korean Supreme Court ruling has ordered Nippon Steel to pay 100 million won ($68,000) in compensation to a victim of wartime forced labour. The decision has drawn strong opposition from Tokyo, which insists the matter was settled under a 1965 treaty between the two nations.
The latest ruling partially favoured the plaintiffs, requiring Nippon Steel to compensate the victim. This follows years of legal disputes over forced mobilisation during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea.
The ruling leaves Nippon Steel facing a financial penalty, though Japan’s government will likely challenge the decision. With both sides standing firm, the dispute over wartime labour compensation remains unresolved.
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