The Seoul City Council and Busan City Council in South Korea defined the Japanese companies that worked against the Korean peninsula under Japanese rule as “war crimes companies”, and the city did not buy the products of those companies. The ordinance that established the obligation was passed. In Busan City, it is said that it will authorize stickers labeled “war crimes companies” for purchased products.
The regulations of both cities are for 284 Japanese companies such as Panasonic and Nikon. The company has been certified by the Korean government in the past as having mobilized workers in factories in Japan and other countries during the Japanese era. The ordinance of Seoul City clearly stated the purpose of "restricting the purchase of products by war criminal companies that have not apologized or compensated, and helped to establish self-esteem of our people and establish the correct historical recognition."
The draft ordinance restricting the products of “war criminal companies” has been submitted by other local councils in Korea so far, but there have been opinions of caution and criticism. In March of this year, when Gyeonggi-do Parliament issued a by-law drafting a sticker indicating that it was a “war criminal company” on products owned by elementary, junior and senior high schools, This time, there is no such movement.
Meanwhile, the Busan City Council passed the ordinance amendment on June 6 to add a “Bronze statue and statue to commemorate historical events” to the ordinance that grants permission to works placed on the road. The proposed lawmaker explained that it would be a legal basis to protect the image of the girl symbolizing the comfort women issue and the worker image symbolizing the recruitment problem, which was set up near the Japanese Consulate General. The Japanese government is likely to rebound.
The Japanese government is the Consul General of Japan in Busan ...
