South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is facing an early test of his pledge to pursue pragmatic ties with Japan after a court in Seoul ruled in favour of a former forced labourer’s suit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in a case that has reignited nationalistic sentiment.
The ruling by the Seoul Central District Court on Friday was one of several such cases targeting Japanese companies filed by South Korean workers since 2018 after the government of former president Yoon Suk-yeol initiated the…