NKK to compensate Korean forced laborer for assault

NKK to compensate Korean forced laborer for assault

Kim Kyung Suk (R) wipes away tears at a news conference in Tokyo on April 6, after NKK Corp., a Tokyo-based steelmaker, agreed to pay 4.1 million yen in a court-mediated settlement to the 72-year-old South Korean, who was suspended from a ceiling and beaten at a company plant after being forcibly taken to Japan for compulsory labor during World War II. Kim had demanded 10 million yen in damages and an apology from the company.

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