Court rejects war orphans' damages claim

Court rejects war orphans' damages claim

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - War-displaced Japanese nationals, who sued the state to seek compensation for failing to swiftly repatriate them from China after World War II and provide adequate support after they returned to Japan, head for the Tokushima District Court in Tokushima on March 23 to hear the court ruling on their suit.

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