Samsung Electronics , Japanese suppliers and shipments of devices such as smartphones and computers could be disrupted by a trade war between South Korea and Japan . Last year , a South Korean court ordered Samsung Electronics , Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals to pay reparations for their use of Korean slaves during the 1930s and 1940s . President Moon doesn’t want to agree to a quick truce, worrying that such a rapid negotiation would appear to be giving in to Japan’s demands — a symbolism that he is unlikely to accept. Following the ruling, the Japanese government imposed a trade embargo on Japanese 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.
Samsung Electronics , Japanese suppliers and shipments of devices such as smartphones and computers could be disrupted by a trade war between South Korea and Japan . Last year , a South Korean court ordered Samsung Electronics , 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 Japanese 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.