south korean president moon j n describe japan as a selfish nuisance and warned of consequences. of my own equivocally warned that the japanese government will be held entirely accountable for what will unfold going forward japan attempts to harm our economy the korean government also has counter-measures with which to respond. to the. earlier in tokyo the japanese government announced that it would cancel south korea from its white list of preferred economic partners this could complicate the import of defense equipment and materials used in the chip industry. that this move was approved to revise japan's export controls appropriately and was not intended to hurt chip pan south korea relations or to craft counter measures. south koreans no longer consider japan a friendly nation one official warned seoul says japan is retaliating against south korean court rulings last year. these ordered japanese companies to compensate korean plaintiffs for their wartime labor during the pan's brutal colonize ation of the korean peninsula between 111905. japan points to an erosion of trust sin

at an emergency cabinet meeting called to discuss the deepening rift with japan president moon j n of south korea laid the blame squarely with his neighbor. japan's decision is a reckless decision that projects diplomatic efforts to solve the problem and rather worsen the situation i express my deep regret he was responding to the latest escalation in the trade dispute with japan removing south korea from the so-called white list of countries allowed to receive exports of sensitive strategic components that it needs for its high tech manufacturing. it comes on top of restrictions last month on the export of raw materials for the production of semiconductors in south korea with fears of a knock on effect to manufacturing in neighboring countries. japan denies it's linked to a decade's old dispute over its wartime record. deal this move was approved to revise japan's export controls appropriately and was not intended to hurt japan south korea relations or to craft counter measures japan has been angered by a supreme court ruling in favor of victims of forced labor joining world war 2 wi

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