TOKYO -- Tokyo is considering seeking damages from Seoul should seized Japanese corporate assets be sold off as part of their feud over wartime labor, as tensions between the neighboring countries deepen.
South Korea's Supreme Court has ordered several Japanese companies to pay South Koreans forced to work for them during World War II. Attorneys of plaintiffs against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced Tuesday that they will start the procedure to sell copyrights and patents seized as compensation from the company.
