(2)Koreans sue Japan over forced labor in Siberia

(2)Koreans sue Japan over forced labor in Siberia

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of former Korean soldiers in the Imperial Japanese Army and their kin give a news conference in Tokyo on June 12 after filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court, seeking state compensation for unpaid wages for forced labor in Siberia after World War II.

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