The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering Nippon Steel Corp. to pay compensation to the family of a late South Korean forced into wartime labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.
It marked the top court's first ruling on cases involving forced labor victims filed since its landmark 2018 ruling that Japanese companies are liable for damages to such victims.
The top court upheld the order for Nippon Steel to pay 100 million won (US$67,900) in compensation to the family of the Korean victim.
The latest ruling came after the four children of the late victim, Jeong Hyeong-pal, filed the lawsuit against Nippon Steel in 2019, seeking 200 million won in damages.
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