High court dismisses suit by Chinese forced laborers

High court dismisses suit by Chinese forced laborers

FUKUOKA, Japan - Plaintiffs who brought suit against Japan and two Japanese companies over wartime forced labor of Chinese head to the Fukuoka High Court in Fukuoka Prefecture on March 9. The court dismissed the damages suit filed by 45 Chinese who were forced to work as laborers in Japan during World War II.

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