Teachers' union files damages suit against Prince Hotels

Teachers' union files damages suit against Prince Hotels

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Morikoshi, head of the Japan Teachers Union, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 14. The union filed a damages suit against Prince Hotels Inc. in Tokyo, demanding that the hotel operator pay it about 300 million yen in compensation for refusing to provide a venue for the union's general meeting in February.

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