High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages suit

TOKYO, Japan - Rumiko Nishida (C) and Noriko Suzuki (R) hold a press conference after their damages suit was dismissed by the Tokyo High Court on June 21. Along with Takeko Fujii, they filed the suit, arguing that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II.

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