Japan-ROK relations are constantly surging, and Japan has accelerated the formulation of countermeasures against South Korea.

　　CCTV News:Recently, the relationship between Japan and South Korea has been tense. The Korean plaintiff in the case of Japan’s forced recruitment of Korean workers during World War II recently applied to the court to seize some assets of Japanese defendant enterprises in South Korea. Suga Yoshihide, the chief cabinet secretary of Japan, said on the 7th that the Japanese government would consider taking countermeasures against the ROK.

　　Korea was forced to apply for the seizure of Japanese enterprise assets.

　　At the end of October last year, the Supreme Court of South Korea sentenced Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Corporation of Japan to bear the responsibility of forcing South Korean workers to pay compensation during World War II, and found that the agreement signed between South Korea and Japan when diplomatic relations were normalized in 1965 "did not hinder individual claims". This ruling triggered a strong reaction from the Japanese government. However, since Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Corporation failed to execute the compensation judgment made by the court, the Korean plaintiff announced on the 2nd of this month that it had applied to a Korean court to seize some assets of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Corporation in South Korea.

　　Japan said it would consider taking countermeasures against South Korea.

　　On the 6th, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a TV program that the relevant issues had been "completely and finally solved" when the two countries resumed diplomatic relations and signed the Japan-South Korea Claims Agreement in 1965, and Japan would strictly deal with this matter "based on international law". Abe said that he has instructed relevant government departments to explore specific countermeasures.

　　Suga Yoshihide, on the other hand, said on the 7th that the relationship between Japan and South Korea is very serious at present, and the Japanese government is already waiting to see what the South Korean side is doing and considering the countermeasures. In addition, Abe has given instructions. Next, the relevant government departments will further explore specific countermeasures.

　　Japan-ROK relations are constantly fluctuating or further tense.

　　Recently, the relationship between Japan and South Korea has been turbulent due to a series of problems such as the forced labor case and the dissolution of the comfort women’s foundation in South Korea. Since the end of last month, the two countries have fought a "war of words" around the so-called "Japanese patrol aircraft was irradiated by the fire control radar of South Korean warships". Kyodo News reported that the Japanese government is accelerating the formulation of countermeasures against South Korea. With the development of the situation, Japan-ROK relations may be further strained.