Nippon Steel gets asset seizure notice from South Korea court
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp said on Wednesday that its joint venture in South Korea had received notice from a court there that some of the venture's assets would be seized.
A South Korean court on Tuesday approved a request by plaintiffs in a wartime forced labour case to seize part of the Japanese company's local assets, Yonhap News reported.
The Japanese government said earlier on Wednesday that it would seek talks with South Korea about the issue.
(Reporting by Chris Gallagher and Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Tom Hogue)