Japan export curbs on South Korea may widen rift over wartime labour compensation

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's restrictions on certain tech exports to South Korea are deepening a decades-long feud over wartime forced labour and may make compromise harder as leaders in both countries appeal to their political bases. Japan's tighter export restrictions on three materials crucial for smartphone displays and microchips could hit tech giants, such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc , that supply chips to the likes of Apple Inc and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. They also..