Court dismisses damages suit by Chinese forced laborers

Court dismisses damages suit by Chinese forced laborers

FUKUOKA, Japan - Plaintiffs enter the Fukuoka District Court on March 29 for a hearing in which the court dismissed a damages suit against the Japanese government and two Japanese companies -- Mitsui Mining Co. and Mitsubishi Materials Corp.-- filed by 45 Chinese who were forced to work at mines in Fukuoka Prefecture during World War II.

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