South Korea's top court upholds wartime labor damages order for Japan firms

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld decisions by lower courts ordering two Japanese firms, Nippon Steel Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., to pay damages to South Koreans for forced labor during Japan's colonial rule.The rulings came as a disappointment to the Japanese government and the companies, but Seoul quickly reassured that plaintiffs would be eligible to receive compensation from a South Korean government-backed foundation rather than the sued firms, aligning with a plan Seoul announced in March for solving the wartime labor issue.In its first ruling on the issue…READ FULL ARTICLE