Chinese group sues Mitsubishi Materials over wartime forced labor

Chinese group sues Mitsubishi Materials over wartime forced labor

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - A lawyer representing 149 Chinese plaintiffs speaks to reporters in Shijiazhuang, Heibei Province, on April 2, 2014, after filing a lawsuit against Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp seeking 227 million yuan (about $37 million) in compensation from the company for wartime forced labor in Japan.

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