S. Korea's top court upholds wartime labor rulings against Japan firm

Plaintiffs in damages suits involving Koreans forced to work in Japan during World War II celebrate in Seoul on Jan. 25, 2024, after South Korea's Supreme Court rejected appeals by Japanese machinery maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. and upheld decisions by lower courts ordering the company to pay damages to them.

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