The extent of the expression of succession in the past discourse seems to have been judged as non-defamation of the existing opinion that it is an ‘already over issue’
“Japanese business community, reviewing scholarships for Korean international students”
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 4th that if the Korean government comes up with a solution to the lawsuit against forced labor during the Japanese colonial rule, then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will express the succession of past statements containing historical reflection.
According to reports, the South Korean government aims to soon announce a solution in which the Korean government-affiliated Foundation for Supporting Victims of Forced Mobilization in Japan pays the plaintiffs an equivalent amount of compensation instead of the Japanese defendant companies whose obligation to compensate was confirmed by a Supreme Court ruling in 2018. The Korean government is demanding a ‘sincere response’ from Japan to resolve the issue of compensation for forced labor.
While adhering to the view that the issue of compensation for forced labor was resolved with the 1965 Korea-Japan Claims Settlement Agreement, the Japanese government has reviewed possible responses to the extent that it does not go against it. During the review process, the prime minister said it was not a new discourse. It is judged that expressing that the position contained in the previous discourse or joint declaration on Korea-Japan relations in the past is inherited does not undermine the view that the issue has been resolved.It is said to have been
Foreign Minister Park Jin attends a meeting with victims of forced labor and their bereaved families held at the Seoul District Bar Association in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 28th and listens to their opinions. Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 28, 2023
According to Yomiuri, the documents that the governments of both Korea and Japan value are In 1998, then-President Kim Dae-jung and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi announced the “Joint Declaration of New Korea-Japan Partnership for the 21st Century.”am.
At the time, Prime Minister Obuchi spoke out against colonial rule in the past. ‘Severe remorse and sincere apology’expressed, and President Kim emphasized a future-oriented relationship that overcomes the unfortunate history. In 1995, then-Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama’s ‘Discourse on the 50 Years of the Postwar War’ (Murayama Statement) also contained ‘severe remorse’ and ‘sincere apology’ for colonial rule.
The Japanese government’s plan is for Prime Minister Kishida to respond to South Korea’s announcement of a solution by clearly expressing that there is no change in its position on historical issues, including colonial rule.
The Japanese business world is also considering projects that contribute to future-oriented Korea-Japan relations.
Keidanren (Japan Economic Association) A method of requesting financial cooperation from member companies for the establishment of a Korea-Japan cooperation project is emerging within the framework of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Project. cooperation business Apart from compensation for conscription, provision of scholarships for Korean students is assumed.They are doing it, Yomiuri said.
Relatives of victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonial era are having a conversation while waiting for a vehicle after meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin to come up with a solution to compensate victims of forced labor at the Lawyer’s Hall in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 28th. 2023.2.28 Yonhap News
Reporter Kwon Yoon-hee
