Chinese group sues Japanese firms over wartime forced labor

Chinese group sues Japanese firms over wartime forced labor

BEIJING, China - A man, one of 37 people suing two Japanese companies over wartime force labor, is surrounded by reporters in front of the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing on Feb. 26, 2014, after filing a lawsuit with the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court to seek compensation of 1 million yuan (about $163,000) for each victim of wartime forced labor in Japan.

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