Japan accepts talks with South Korea on WTO arbitration

Dear S. Korea

Lets move forward together from past pain and normalize relations again like the 1965 aggrement says.

I understand looking back at history and the past, but it shouldn't be used to break apart relations with Japan and destroy present and future relations.

Fact:

If S. Korea keeps its 1965 aggrement that's all that Japan ask for.

We don't ask to remove comfort woman status,.

Dont ask to give back Takeshima.

We're not asking to fix your text books because it has too much Anti-Japan propaganda.

We're not quitting GSOMIA just because of some trade issue, security and trade should be separate.

We didn't force you to sign in 1965 Just like we didn't force you to sign 2015.

I think the biggest problem in South Korea is the low quality of the law department of the university.

Waoh, low quality?

Have you attended law school in SK?

Ah boy...

I think the biggest problem in South Korea is the low quality of the law department of the university.

Basic understanding such as prohibition of retroactive punishment, separation of power, and compliance with international law is too shallow.

Whatever japan does so forth with sk from now on should Alys be done with a third party as a witness otherwise sk will just change anything as per their liking so be tough japan

It seems to me Japan will not lose as long as it doesn't break the rules of WTO.

even if it loses it takes on average 2yrs for the WTO arbitration to make rulings, more than enough time for Japan to prove its point, if Japan didnt reply then Korea could have had their hearing expedited under WTO rules, good move by Japan

I think I read that one of the requirements of arbitration, is a 30-day negotiation period prior to the arbitration, to try to come to an agreement on their own. Which would make sense - regardless of which side you're on, coming to an agreement keeps things somewhat in your control, while being forced into one through arbitration takes away that control. And both countries will be more likely to follow through with the decision, if they have come to it themselves, rather than someone else coming to it.

Lots of cognitive dissonance on here. Can't say I'm surprised though. I called this week's ago. abe and his equally inept stooges realized they bit off more than they could chew.

Japan cannot lose. Simple as that. Korea, on the other hand, has everything to lose.

Even if it lost, what will happen ?

It is not like punitive penalties will be imposed on the losing party.

I don't take all these rulings without bite seriously

It seems to me Japan will not lose as long as it doesn't break the rules of WTO.

Japan has no qualms about responding to SK's demand for WTO arbitration because it is confident in it's position. After all it is a security issue and SK has had 3 years to provide the requested information but chose to ignore it. Compare that with South Korea's refusal to abide by the Arbitration Clause of the 1965 Treaty which could resolve tje SK court ruling issue. Or worse, SK's refusal to settle the Liancourt Rocks Dispute at the ICJ three times. Yet South Korea is the first to go running to others to support their position on any issue, and if Japan chose to raise the very same issue at the WTO, ie; South Korea having removed Japan from their whitelist, how is SK going to explain the reason other than that it was simply a tit-for-tat childish response?

Go Japan, we stand with you!