Court rejects suit by kin of 11 Korean victims of forced labor

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court on March 26 rejected a lawsuit filed by South Korean nationals on behalf of 11 deceased relatives, seeking compensation from the government for having forced the 11 to perform unpaid labor during World War II. Some of the plaintiffs look displeased as their lawyer speaks on the ruling at a news conference.

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