Lawyer for Koreans forced to work for Japan firms meets press

Lawyer for Koreans forced to work for Japan firms meets press

A lawyer (C) for a group of Koreans forced to work for Japanese companies during the Japanese rule of the Korean Peninsula in World War II speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Feb. 24, 2015. He said some 30 Japanese firms could be subjected to a class action suit for having forced Koreans into work under the Japanese colonial rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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