일본 "강제징용 협의, 30일 내 답변하라" 일방적 요구<br /><br />Japan has reportedly asked South Korea to answer its request for talks on Seoul's forced labor ruling within a month. <br />Last Wednesday, Tokyo requested such a meeting under the 1965 bilateral agreement, that normalized ties between the two countries,... following a Seoul court ruling last year... for a Japanese firm to compensate South Koreans for the wartime atrocity.<br />Today, a senior official at the nation's foreign ministry confirmed Tokyo asked for a reply within 30 days. <br />Seoul said it will closely review the request,... even considering the option of adding other agenda to the talks, including sexual enslavement of Korean women during world war two. <br />The timeframe is seen as a move by Japan to take the case to the next stage-- the International Court of Justice. <br />
