Banners calling for a boycott of Japanese products are displayed inside the Suyu market in Seoul, South Korea, in August 2019. Photo: AP
Will more Japanese firms exit South Korea as tensions rise after ‘comfort women’ ruling?
- Nissan and Olympus were among the 45 Japanese companies that left South Korea in the last financial year
- Analysts say Covid-19 and fears of economic retaliation could hasten the outflow and in turn, upend US efforts to unite two staunch allies against China
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Banners calling for a boycott of Japanese products are displayed inside the Suyu market in Seoul, South Korea, in August 2019. Photo: AP