(2)Court orders state, firm to compensate Chinese forced laborers

(2)Court orders state, firm to compensate Chinese forced laborers

NIIGATA, Japan - Chinese plaintiffs and their supporters rally in Niigata March 26 prior to a Niigata District Court ruling on their demand for compensation from the Japanese government and a Japanese company over their forced labor in Japan during World War II.

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