Court approves seizure of Japanese steelmaker's assets over forced labor ruling
Social affairsJan 8, 2019
A local court said Tuesday that it has approved a request by South Korean plaintiffs to seize Korean assets of Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. over Tokyo's wartime forced labor.The move came as the firm has refused to follow an order by South Korea's top court to compensate four victims of Japan's forced labor. A Japanese activist (first left) and two South Korean lawyers representing the four victims of Japan`s wartime forced labor showing a document calling on Nippon St