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

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors on Monday.
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.
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