TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan would need to respond if South Korea seizes Japanese assets over wartime forced labour disputes, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday, describing such a move as being in breach of international law.
"It's clearly against international law; that's our stance," Aso, who is also Japan's finance minister, told reporters at a regular news conference when asked about the issue.
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