The Japanese Foreign Minister confirmed the decision to compensate for the comfort women, “We are very sorry… Korean municipal administration”

On the 8th, 12 Japanese military comfort women victims, including the late grandmother Bae Chun-hee, won a lawsuit against the Japanese government for damages. Although victims of comfort women have filed several lawsuits for damages in Korean courts, this is the first time the conclusion of the first trial has been reached. The photo shows the bust of the late Chun-hee Bae and the grandmothers who passed away in the House of Sharing in Toechon-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do. 2021.1.8/News1 © News1
-On the 23rd, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu strongly opposed the decision of the first trial of a civil lawsuit against Japan, which grandmothers victims of Japanese military comfort women had won against Japan.

According to NHK Broadcasting, Foreign Minister Motegi in a speech released after the decision was finalized on the same day, the decision clearly violates international law, and the Korean government urged the government to take appropriate measures.

Foreign Minister Motegi said, “Under international law, the state in principle does not obey the jurisdiction of other countries.” This ruling is clearly against international law.”

“The issue of property claims between Japan and Korea, including the comfort women issue, was completely and finally resolved with the Japan-Korea (Japan-Korea) Claims Agreement in 1965, and this agreement has been the basis for Japan-Korea (Japan-Korea) relations. In addition, a’final and irreversible solution’ to the comfort women issue was also confirmed at the agreement of the foreign ministers’ meetings in 2015.” Foreign Minister Motegi said, “It is very regrettable that the judgment clearly violates international law and the agreement between Japan and South Korea and Japan. “I cannot accept it,” he said, “I strongly urge Korea to take appropriate measures to correct the violation of international law on its own as a state,” he said. On the 8th, the Seoul Central District Court Civil Agreement 34 (Deputy Judge Kim Jeong-gon) ) Ruled over the plaintiff in a lawsuit for damages filed against the Japanese government by 12 people, including the late Chun-hee Bae, against the Japanese government, saying, “Pay 100 million won per person to the plaintiffs.” The court publicly served the judgment on the 8th. It took effect on the 9th. Service by public notice is a system in which service is deemed to have been served after a certain period of time after posting the address to be served or if the service is not received.

Japan was able to appeal until 23:59 on the 22nd, but after responding, the decision of the first trial was virtually confirmed at 00:00 on the 23rd. The comfort women victims’ right to appeal, who was served with the judgment on the 11th, still remains, but the victims who won all of them are not likely to appeal.

Previously, Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun said, “The ruling of the first trial will be confirmed at 0:00 am on the 23rd without appeal by the Japanese government.” “It is a concern whether the plaintiff will enter into enforcement procedures such as the Japanese government’s seizure of assets.”

(Seoul = News 1)