Japan vows action if S. Korea hurts companies in trade row
(WorldNews Japan)

TOKYO (AP) - Japan`s foreign minister said Tokyo will take `necessary measures` against South Korea if interests of Japanese companies are harmed in an escalating dispute over World War II forced labor. The neighboring countries and U.S. allies are quarreling over South Korean court decisions ordering Japanese companies to compensate victims of forced labor during Japan`s 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday after summoning South Korean Ambassador Nam Gwan-pyo that Tokyo is prepared to take `necessary measures` to protect the interest of Japanese companies, without giving details. Their talks were held in an icy atmosphere, briefly turning...