TOKYO -- The backlash in South Korea continues against Japan's move to tighten controls on exports to the country, but analysts here say Tokyo has a legitimate concern that technologies vital to national security might fall into the wrong hands.
A sharp decline in shipments to South Korea under the new rules is extremely unlikely, according to a former official at Japan's Trade Ministry, who said a lack familiarity with the export controls in Seoul and Tokyo is fueling an overreaction.
