Photo Source: Nikkei Asian Review By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Globe UpFront I n August 2019, as world watched the China-US trade war play out, another tit for tat brawling occurred between South Korea and Japan, as it threatened the world’s tech supply chain, and made the global economy more uncertain. It came at an unfavourable time when Brexit was also looming, and putting businesses under an onslaught.  The dispute involves historical grievances that date back hundred years. Despite both countries claimed to have imposed trade sanctions, in the interest of national security, the victimisation of trade became a worrying trend. Recently, the tensions between the two countries escalated when South Korea refused to re-sign the military intelligence sharing pact it has with Japan. This announcement from President Moon Jae-in’s Blue House came after months of wrangling over a 2018 Supreme Court decision, in Seoul, that upheld claims that Japanese corporations must pay re...