Japan-South Korea rift

Japan slaps restrictions on tech exports to South Korea

Move amid wartime labor row threatens to snarl up supply chains

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South Korea's Supreme Court has ordered Japanese companies to pay compensation for their use of wartime labor, straining the countries' ties.

JUNICHI SUGIHARA and KENICHI YAMADA, Nikkei staff writers
July 1, 2019 14:38 JST
Updated on July 1, 2019 17:05 JST

TOKYO/SEOUL -- The Japanese government on Monday announced it will tighten restrictions on exports of semiconductor manufacturing materials to South Korea, in a move that could hinder Asian supply chains.

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