High court turns down appeal from Chinese WWII forced laborers

High court turns down appeal from Chinese WWII forced laborers

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs head for the Tokyo High Court on June 16 before the court rejected a damages suit filed by 42 Chinese nationals against the Japanese government and 10 corporations for having forcibly brought them to Japan and forced them to perform unpaid labor during World War II. (Kyodo)

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