Seoul – South Korea will form a consultative body between government officials and experts shortly to discuss ways to resolve a dispute with Japan over Korean wartime laborers requisitioned to work in Japan, people familiar with the matter said Monday.
The move by the South Korean government may lead to a breakthrough as Tokyo has been urging Seoul to present a solution to the wartime labor issue, the largest lingering problem between the two countries.
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KEYWORDS
wartime labor, South Korea-Japan relations
Source: The Japan Times
