Samsung Electronics , Japanese suppliers and shipments of devices such as smartphones and computers could be disrupted by a trade war between Japan and South Korea . Last year , a Korean court ordered Mitsubishi , Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals to pay compensation for their use of Korean slaves during the 1930s and 1940s . Following the ruling , the Japanese government imposed a trade embargo on South Korean technology goods , citing national security concerns . Recent negotiations between the nations ended without success , leaving export bans in place and the supply chain at greater risk of disruption .
Samsung Electronics, Japanese suppliers and shipments of devices such as smartphones and computers could be disrupted by a trade war between Japan and South Korea. Last year, a Korean court ordered Mitsubishi, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals to pay reparations for their use of Korean slaves during the 1930s and 1940s. Following the ruling, the Japanese government imposed a trade embargo on South Korean technology goods, citing national security reasons. Recent negotiations between the nations ended without success, leaving export bans in place and the supply chain at greater risk of disruption.