日本、韓国をＷＴＯ提訴　造船業支援は過剰

　韓国が自国の造船業を過剰に支援しているとして、日本政府が韓国を世界貿易機関（ＷＴＯ）に提訴したことが１日、分かった。１月３１日付でＷＴＯ協定に基づく２国間協議を要請した。解決しなければ第１審に当たる紛争処理小委員会（パネル）の設置を求める。
　韓国は経営危機に陥った造船大手に１兆２０００億円規模の公的金融支援を実施。日本は公正な競争をゆがめ、ＷＴＯ協定に違反する措置だとして２０１８年１１月に同様の提訴を行っていた。しかし、日韓の紛争処理手続きは決裂。韓国側に是正の動きは見込めないと判断し、改めて提訴に踏み切ったとみられる。（2020/02/01-18:25）

Japan has filed a petition against South Korea with the World Trade Organization accusing Seoul of providing excessive aid to the domestic shipbuilding industry, informed sources said Saturday.
   On Friday, Japan asked South Korea to hold bilateral talks on the matter based on WTO rules, the sources said. If the talks fail, Japan will seek to establish a dispute settlement panel.
   Japan filed a similar petition in November 2018 claiming that financial assistance worth 1.2 trillion yen that the South Korean government provided to a major domestic shipbuilder undermines fair competition and violates WTO rules.
   But the dispute settlement procedures fell apart, and Tokyo concluded that Seoul has no plan to take corrective steps.
   Relations between Japan and South Korea have already been strained due to disputes over wartime labor and Tokyo's strict controls on exports to South Korea.