S. Korean court rejects damages suit by Korea workers

BUSAN, South Korea - Three of six South Korean plaintiffs come out of a court room after their damages suit was dismissed by the district court in Busan on Feb. 2. The Koreans who were affected by the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima while being forced to work as forced laborers in Japan during World War II, demanded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. pay them unpaid wages and compensation totaling 606 million won (about 78 million yen), or 101 million won to each. The court said the statute of limitations on their claims had already expired. (Kyodo)

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