Japanese firm settles with 3 Koreans over forced labor

Japanese firm settles with 3 Koreans over forced labor

TOYAMA, Japan - South Korean women who sued machine tool maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. over their wartime forced labor speak to the media July 11 at Toyama prefectural hall after a settlement was reached with the company at the Supreme Court in Tokyo. The Toyama-based company will pay three South Koreans and their supporters between 30 to 40 million yen to settle the suit, filed in 1992. The plaintiffs comprise two women -- Lee Jong Suk, 68, and Choi Bong Nyon, 69 -- and one man -- Ko Dok Hwan, 77.

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