https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-japan-labourers-seko/japan-announced-export-approval-after-south-korea-embargo-claim-seko-idUSKCN1UY05N

Industry minister Hiroshige Seko said on Thursday that Japan does not usually announce each time it grants approval for exports but did so this time after South Korea called Japan's recent restrictions an "embargo" on shipments.