Damages suit by war-displaced people rejected again

Damages suit by war-displaced people rejected again

NAGOYA, Japan - One of plaintiffs puts her fingers on the face in disappointment after the Nagoya District Court on March 29 turned down a damages suit filed by a group of war-displaced people who claimed the Japanese government failed to swiftly repatriate them from China after the end of World War II and provide adequate support after they came home.

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