Japan has launched a complaint at the World Trade Organization,... to contest what it says is illegal financial support given by South Korea to commercial shipbuilders.<br /> According to the WTO filing published on Tuesday,... Japan says South Korea had implemented a range of measures to help its shipbuilders with direct financing that enabled shipbuilders to remain afloat in prolonged periods of otherwise unsustainable low pricing.<br />They added South Korea also provided "sales support" to the shipbuilders, and their customers,... which helped stimulate sales during periods of low demand. <br />