South Korea is moving to finalize adjustments to what Seoul says is a solution to a long-running wartime labor dispute with Japan, the Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday.
The paper said President Yoon Suk-yeol's government plans to adopt a system through which financial compensation in South Korean lawsuits to Korean plaintiffs seeking compensation for their wartime labor at Japanese firms will be paid through donations from both countries.
In what experts say is an unusual move, the Asahi also said Yoon would not seek a written agreement between the countries on the system. Japan and South Korea have previously issued mutual statements after reaching an agreement on historical issues.