South Korea on Monday announced a contentious plan to raise local civilian funds to compensate Koreans who won damages in lawsuits against Japanese companies that enslaved them during World War II.
security cooperation to better cope with North Korea’s nuclear threats. But it’s drawn an immediate backlash from former forced laborer and their supporters, who have demanded direct compensation from the Japanese companies.
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin told a televised news conference the victims would be compensated through a local foundation that would be funded by civilian donations. He said South Korea andwere at a “new window of opportunity” to overcome their past conflicts and build future-oriented relations.
“And I think this is the last opportunity,” Park said. “If we compare it to a glass of water, think that the glass is more than half full with water. We expect that the glass will be further filled moving forward based onObservers had earlier said the foundation would be funded by South Korean companies, which benefited from a 1965
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