(2)Court awards 165 mil. yen to Chinese forced laborers

FUKUOKA, Japan - Zhang Wukui (L) and Du Zhongren (C) clap hands with their supporters outside the Fukuoka District Court on April 26 after the court ordered Mitsui Mining Co. to pay 165 million yen in compensation to 15 Chinese men, including the two, who were forced to work in coal mines in Fukuoka Prefecture during World War II.

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