Japan urged South Korea on Wednesday to launch talks based on their key diplomatic agreement for the first time as a Japanese steelmaker faces an imminent seizure of its assets in connection with the issue of wartime labor.Amid escalating bilateral tensions, the Japanese government made the request after confirming that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has been notified by a South Korean district court of the seizure.The district court said Tuesday it has approved a request to impound some of the company's assets in South Korea as it has refused to comply with an earlier court order to p…READ FULL ARTICLE
