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Korean Supreme Court confirms Japanese company should pay $70,000 to forced labor victim

The Supreme Court on Friday finalized a ruling that ordered a Japanese construction company to pay 100 million won ($69,500) in compensation to the family of a Korean victim of Tokyo's wartime forced labor.

2026-01-30

Korea urges Japan to fulfill its pledge on Unesco-listed forced labor site

Korea urged Japan on Monday to follow through on its pledge to fully reflect the history of a Unesco-listed heritage site linked to wartime forced labor.

2025-12-16

Japan protests Supreme Court ruling in partial favor of wartime forced labor victims

Tokyo protested a Korean Supreme Court ruling that ordered a Japanese company to compensate a victim of wartime forced labor, reiterating its view that the issue has already been settled and should be resolved through a third-party payment.

2025-12-12

Top court upholds ruling ordering Nippon Steel to compensate family of late wartime forced laborer

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering Nippon Steel to pay compensation to the family of a late Korean forced into wartime labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

2025-12-11

Korea to hold solo commemoration for Korean victims of Sado mine forced labor next week

Korea will hold its own memorial ceremony next week to honor Korean victims forced into labor at a Japanese mine complex during Japan's colonial rule over Korea, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

2025-11-13

Gov't offices under Yoon accused of interfering in law firm selection process for compensation case

The presidential office under former President Yoon Suk Yeol and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are facing allegations that they unlawfully interfered in the process of choosing a law firm for a government-affiliated foundation.

2025-10-15

Japan memorial service again omits acknowledgment of forced Korean labor

Japan's memorial for Sado mine workers omitted acknowledgment of forced Korean labor, causing ongoing tensions with South Korea.

2025-09-13

Forced labor survivor's medal reinstated three years after Yoon Suk Yeol took it away

Yang Geum-deok received the Moran Medal for her advocacy as a forced labor survivor, despite previous administrative opposition.

2025-08-03

Korea calls on Unesco to step in if Japan reneges on pledge over forced labor site

Korea on Tuesday called on Unesco's heritage oversight body to step in if Japan continues to backtrack on its promise to honor wartime forced labor victims from its Unesco World Heritage-listed industrial sites.

2025-07-15

Most Korean victims of Japanese forced mobilization said to be from South Jeolla

Most of the Koreans who were forcibly mobilized by Japan to build military facilities on the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific during the 1910-45 colonial era were drafted from the southwestern province of South Jeolla, a civic group said Friday.

2025-06-13