LDP Considers Filing ICJ Case Over Police Chief's Visit to Dokdo

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is operating a team to review countermeasures regarding Police Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong's visit to Dokdo. They believe that merely protesting to the Korean government is not sufficient.

According to the Asahi Shimbun on the 25th, the LDP's policy-making bodies, the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Foreign Affairs Research Council, decided at a joint meeting the previous day to establish a team to consider measures in response to Commissioner Kim's visit to Dokdo on the 16th.

The Japanese government protested Kim's visit to Dokdo to the Korean government through diplomatic channels. The Asahi Shimbun reported that at the joint meeting the day before, many opinions emerged that such measures alone were insufficient.

Specific measures under consideration reportedly include filing a case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The LDP's Foreign Affairs Committee and others are expected to compile related proposals and deliver them to Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, urging that they be reflected in policy.

When the Seoul Central District Court ruled in January recognizing the Japanese government's compensation responsibility to comfort women victims, the LDP's Foreign Affairs Committee also demanded then-Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to consider countermeasures such as filing an ICJ case, freezing Korean assets in Japan, and financial sanctions.

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