There might be a rise of the cost of smartphones, computers and other electronics if the tensions between Japan and South Korea continues.
Earlier this month Japan put export constraints on three essential chemicals for manufacturing to the South Korean tech industry as South Korea ordered Japan to compensate Korean forced labour victims from the past.
South Korean president Moon Jae-In has described the situation as an emergency, but Japan’s ambasador Junichi Ihara says the export restriction are due to national security concerns.