South Korea is sending a senior trade official to argue its case at that WTO General Council meeting.
According to Seoul's Trade Ministry on Monday, its deputy minister for international trade and legal affairs Kim Seung-ho will fully explain the South Korean government's position on Japan's export restrictions.
Kim, who is an expert on international trade, is expected to confront his counterpart from Japan's foreign ministry, director-general Shingo Yamagami at the meeting.