WTO Watch: Japan "Sues" U.S.; S. Korea "Sues" Japan

Japan has officially requested the creation of a WTO dispute settlement panel claiming that U.S. anti-dumping laws violate WTO rules. Meanwhile, South Korea has requested a panel to challenge Japan’s administration of a seaweed import quota that results in strict limits on seaweed imports from South Korea. My American-centric worldview suggests that the challenge to U.S. anti-dumping rules is likely to be more significant, since it is the cornerstone of latent U.S. protectionism, but then again, the Great Korean-Japanese Seaweed Struggle may be more important than I realize.