GENEVA (Kyodo) The World Trade Organization decided Monday to create a dispute settlement panel for an ongoing row between Japan and South Korea over nori trade.
It will be the first time the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body has set up a panel on a trade row involving Japan based on a request by Seoul, according to WTO officials.
South Korea filed a complaint in December with the WTO regarding Japan's nori trade policy, claiming the import quota on the product violates WTO trade rules.