Wartime forced labor suit in S. Korea

Kim Seong Ju, one of the plaintiffs in a damages suit involving Koreans who were forced to work in Japan during World War II, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2018, following the South Korean Supreme Court's ruling ordering major Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay damages to two groups of South Koreans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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