(2)Chinese group seeks apology, compensation for forced labor

(2)Chinese group seeks apology, compensation for forced labor

NAGASAKI, Japan - One of Chinese former forced laborers wipes his tears at a press conference at the Nagasaki city office in Nagasaki on Nov. 28 after they filed a lawsuit demanding Japan, Nagasaki prefectural government and two Mitsubishi group firms apologize and pay 20 million yen in compensation for their hardships sustained while they were forced to work at Japanese coal mines during World War II. (Kyodo)

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