(2)Court rejects damages to WWII Korean forced laborers

(2)Court rejects damages to WWII Korean forced laborers

NAGOYA, Japan - One of seven South Korean plaintiffs cries and leaves the Nagoya District Court Feb. 24 after the court rejected damages to the women forced to work at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. munitions factory in Nagoya during World War II. They demanded the state and company pay 240 million yen in compensation and offer apology.

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