South Korean Court Orders Japanese Steel Companies To Compensate Forced Laborers

According to a report by Reuters, on Tuesday, South Korea's top court ruled Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp should compensate four South Koreans for their forced labor during World War Two, a decision that could freeze ties between the uneasy neighbors. Reuters reports that in a landmark ruling, South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a 2013 order for the company to pay 100 million won to each of the four steel workers who initiated the suit in 2005, seeking compensation and unpaid wages.