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Japan denounces South Korean court ruling on wartime forced labor

SEOUL --- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe criticized the South Korean ruling, which ordered a Japanese steel giant to pay compensation over forced wartime labor, saying it was "impossible" under international law and that the issue had been "completely and finally settled" by the 1965 treaty. "The Japanese government will deal firmly with this issue," the Japanese Prime Minister told lawmakers in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Taro Kono summoned the South Korean ambassador to protest the ruling and warned Tokyo will bring the case to an international court "if appropriate measures are not taken immediately". The ruling "could have a negative impact on the Japan-South Korea relationship", Kono ...

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Motorcyclist dead in Lucena collision

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