(1)Court awards damages to Chinese in wartime forced-labor case

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A supporter of a group of Chinese plaintiffs holds a banner reading ''suit won'' after the Hiroshima High Court awarded damages in full on July 9 to the group who said they were forced to work in severe conditions at a construction site in Hiroshima Prefecture during World War II. The high court overturned a July 2002 lower court ruling that rejected the lawsuit brought by Shao Yicheng, 78, and four other plaintiffs four years earlier against Nishimatsu Construction Co., a construction firm based in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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