Fumio Kishida Hails South Korea over Solution to Former Wartime Requisitioned Workers Issue

The Yomiuri Shimbun

15:00 JST, March 6, 2023

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday hailed the South Korean government’s announcement on a solution to the former wartime requisitioned workers issue, saying “We praise the solution as it puts the Japan-South Korea relations back on a good footing.”

Kishida spoke at a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors.