Japan protests South Korean court order for M'bishi Heavy to sell assets

Japan has protested to South Korea over a court order for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to sell assets in the country to provide compensation in a wartime forced labor lawsuit, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday."It is extremely regrettable. Liquidating (the assets) would invite a grave situation for both Japan and South Korea," Motegi told reporters following the Daejeon District Court's decision on Monday.Mitsubishi Heavy's assets were earlier seized by former plaintiffs in lieu of compensation in a lawsuit they won against the Japanese company, which vowed to immediately …READ FULL ARTICLE