SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is motivated by his belief that it is essential to improve South Korea's relationship with Japan amid the increasingly tense security situation in northeast Asia, which led to Monday's announcement of measures to resolve the issue of former wartime requisitioned workers.
The issue of requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula has resulted in lawsuits in South Korea and become the largest dispute between the two countries. North Korea is rapidly developing nuclear weapons, and cooperation among Japan, the United States and South Korea helps detect and trace North Korean missiles.
Cooperation with Japan and the United States also helps Seoul deal with high-handed China. Yoon is believed to have considered these national interests and made a political decision accordingly.
