High court rejects claims by Chinese over war sufferings

TOKYO, Japan - Jing Lanzhi (seated at center) gives a press conference in Tokyo on April 19, accompanied by her lawyers and supporters, 83, after the Tokyo High Court rejected compensation claims filed by her and nine other Chinese war victims against the Japanese government. The court upheld a lower court decision that individuals do not have the right to seek damages directly from a foreign government. The 10 plaintiffs will appeal the decision, their lawyers said.

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