Japan allows first photoresist export to South Korea since month-long trade dispute
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For the first time in the now-month-long South Korea-Japan trade dispute, Seoul has confirmed that Japan approved a shipment of one of the key high-tech material that was subject to stricter regulations.
Our Kim Mok-yeon has this report.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon announced that Japan approved the export of a key semiconductor material to South Korea, for the first time since it tightened export restrictions to Seoul.
Speaking at an interagency meeting on state affairs, Prime Minister Lee said that Japan's trade ministry made the approval after a concluding that the latest shipment posed no risk to Japan's national security.
"On Wednesday, Japan promulgated its decision to remove South Korea from its list of trusted trading partners, but did not expand its restrictions to other items.
Japan also approved a shipment of an extreme ultraviolet photoresist which is one of three items that were affected by Tokyo's trade curbs."
Lee said that even so, Tokyo's economic restrictions against Seoul are unjustifiable, given that Japan is one of the countries that benefits a lot from free trade.
The Prime Minister vowed to get things back to normal through diplomatic efforts.
Photoresist is one of the three key semiconductor materials that Japan tightened its regulations for exports to South Korea on July 4th.
Those tighter regulations make photoresist, fluorinated polyimides and hydrogen fluoride subject to case-by-case inspections in order to be imported to South Korea.
Japanese media also reported on the latest photoresist shipment, hinting that Tokyo's latest approval signals that Japan is not banning trade with South Korea itself.
The Sankei Shimbun reported Japan is permitting exports to Korea once it confirms that there is no security threat, adding that Tokyo's tightening of trade controls on Seoul is not a trade embargo.
The Yomiuri Shimbun also highlighted that the permission shows that Tokyo's export curbs are not a trade regulation, and that trade will continue with South Korea if no problem has been detected during the review process.
However, according to the newspaper, Japan's trade minister Hiroshige Seko still warned that their trade controls with Seoul could be expanded if they detect any signs of inappropriateness other than the three items announced in July.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
For the first time in the now-month-long South Korea-Japan trade dispute, Seoul has confirmed that Japan approved a shipment of one of the key high-tech material that was subject to stricter regulations.
Our Kim Mok-yeon has this report.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon announced that Japan approved the export of a key semiconductor material to South Korea, for the first time since it tightened export restrictions to Seoul.
Speaking at an interagency meeting on state affairs, Prime Minister Lee said that Japan's trade ministry made the approval after a concluding that the latest shipment posed no risk to Japan's national security.
"On Wednesday, Japan promulgated its decision to remove South Korea from its list of trusted trading partners, but did not expand its restrictions to other items.
Japan also approved a shipment of an extreme ultraviolet photoresist which is one of three items that were affected by Tokyo's trade curbs."
Lee said that even so, Tokyo's economic restrictions against Seoul are unjustifiable, given that Japan is one of the countries that benefits a lot from free trade.
The Prime Minister vowed to get things back to normal through diplomatic efforts.
Photoresist is one of the three key semiconductor materials that Japan tightened its regulations for exports to South Korea on July 4th.
Those tighter regulations make photoresist, fluorinated polyimides and hydrogen fluoride subject to case-by-case inspections in order to be imported to South Korea.
Japanese media also reported on the latest photoresist shipment, hinting that Tokyo's latest approval signals that Japan is not banning trade with South Korea itself.
The Sankei Shimbun reported Japan is permitting exports to Korea once it confirms that there is no security threat, adding that Tokyo's tightening of trade controls on Seoul is not a trade embargo.
The Yomiuri Shimbun also highlighted that the permission shows that Tokyo's export curbs are not a trade regulation, and that trade will continue with South Korea if no problem has been detected during the review process.
However, according to the newspaper, Japan's trade minister Hiroshige Seko still warned that their trade controls with Seoul could be expanded if they detect any signs of inappropriateness other than the three items announced in July.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.