High court rejects redress appeal of WWII forced laborers from China

SAPPORO, Japan - Chinese plaintiffs and their lawyers arrive at the Sapporo High Court on June 28 to attend a trial on their appeal seeking compensation from the Japanese government and six companies for forcing them during World War II to work at coal mines and construction sites in Hokkaido.

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