(1)Court rejects damages to WWII Korean forced laborers

NAGOYA, Japan - South Korean women forced to work at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. munitions factory in Nagoya during World War II and their supporters hold a rally Feb. 24 before the Nagoya District Court issued a ruling on their demand for compensation. The plaintiffs held a banner saying ''Please do not distress the plaintiffs any more.'' The court later rejected the demand.

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