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

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

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

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