Japan and South Korea headed for trade war

Japan and South Korea risk a deepening trade war as Tokyo levies export controls on supplies critical to South Korea’s hi-tech industries.

Japan

Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul

Japan and South Korea risk a deepening trade war as Tokyo levies export controls on supplies critical to South Korea’s hi-tech industries. Seoul charges the move by Tokyo represents a countermeasure over a recent court case holding a Japanese company liable for World War II forced-labor reparations.