Mitsubishi Materials announces settlement deal with WWII Chinese laborers

Chinese group members attend a press conference in Beijing on June 1, 2016, after concluding a settlement agreement with Mitsubishi Materials Corp. for compensation payments to more than 3,700 Chinese in connection with the Japanese company's use of forced labor during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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