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

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

NIIGATA, Japan - Plaintiff Wang Chengwei (L) informs other plaintiffs and supporters of victory March 26 in a lawsuit at the Niigata District Court over wartime forced labor. The court ordered the state and a Japanese company to pay 88 million yen in compensation to Chinese who were forced to work in Japan during World War II. It is the first time for a Japanese court to order both the state and the company concerned to pay compensation for wartime forced labor.

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