Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Takeko Fujii (R) and Noriko Suzuki look disappointed at a press conference following rejection by the Tokyo District Court of their 60 million yen damages suit against the state on Feb. 15. Joined by another woman, they argued that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II.

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