国际英语资讯:Japan spurns request by S. Korea to hold talks on wartime labor dispute
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 19-- <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="spurned">spurned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expedite">expedite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arbitration">arbitration</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1965 <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="invoked">invoked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="disregarded">disregarded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arbitration">arbitration</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proviso">proviso</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Taro">Taro</span> <span word="Kono">Kono</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="alluding">alluding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Kono">Kono</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arbitration">arbitration</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="liquidate">liquidate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> (<span word="ICJ">ICJ</span>).</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fray">fray</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="standoff">standoff</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Jae">Jae</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="G">G</span>20 <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Osaka">Osaka</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p>
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