Nishimatsu agrees on redress fund with former forced laborers

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Yicheng, one of five Chinese victims of forced labor during World War II, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2009, after Nishimatsu Construction Co. agreed to set up a 250 million yen trust fund to compensate the five and 360 former co-workers.

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