South Korea's two largest metropolises on Friday each adopted an ordinance labelling as "war crime companies" certain Japanese firms over their purported use of forced labor or production of military supplies during World War II.The legislative body of the southern port city of Busan passed its measure in the morning, becoming the first municipality in the country to do so, and the Seoul Metropolitan Council of the capital followed suit in the afternoon.Their decisions come as bilateral ties are increasingly strained over historical and territorial disputes. It is unclear how the ordinances…READ FULL ARTICLE
