L.A. court to hear 1st slave labor case against Japanese firm

L.A. court to hear 1st slave labor case against Japanese firm

LOS ANGELES, United States - Attorneys for Jae Won Jeong (L), 79, meet the press in Los Angeles on Sept. 17 after a U.S. judge rejected Japan's request to dismiss a lawsuit against a Japanese company filed by Jae who claims he was reportedly forced to work as a slave laborer during World War II. The attorneys said the decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman is a historic victory and may increase settlements in other slave labor cases.

118 Chinese given death by Japanese military during WWII: docume

118 Chinese given death by Japanese military during WWII: docume

TOKYO, Japan - Documents in this photo show that among 179 Chinese citizens tried in 79 cases by a Japanese quasi-military court during World War II in southern China's Huanan region, 118 were given the death sentence, according to a Japanese researcher on Aug. 27. Hiroaki Kita, visiting professor at the Asian Institute at Osaka University of Economics and Law, uncovered the documents on judicial proceedings of the 79 cases and recently compiled them into a book.

Weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases up almost 80 pct in Netherlands

STORY: Weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases up almost 80 pct in Netherlands DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Amsterdam Central Station in Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2. various of an open-air restaurant in Haarlem, the Netherlands STORYLINE: The number of positive COVID-19 tests in the Netherlands increased by almost 80 percent in the past week, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said on Tuesday. In its weekly update, the RIVM reported that between March 1 and March 8, the number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 rose by 79 percent to 439,775 from 245,898 the week before. The increase follows several weeks of declines. "This significant increase is a combined effect of the Carnival week and the relaxed measures," the RIVM said. In the middle of February, just after the Omicron wave reached its peak, the Dutch government decided to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions and "return

L.A. court to hear 1st slave labor case against Japanese firm

L.A. court to hear 1st slave labor case against Japanese firm

LOS ANGELES, United States - Attorneys for Jae Won Jeong (L), 79, meet the press in Los Angeles on Sept. 17 after a U.S. judge rejected Japan's request to dismiss a lawsuit against a Japanese company filed by Jae who claims he was reportedly forced to work as a slave laborer during World War II. The attorneys said the decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman is a historic victory and may increase settlements in other slave labor cases.

118 Chinese given death by Japanese military during WWII: docume

118 Chinese given death by Japanese military during WWII: docume

TOKYO, Japan - Documents in this photo show that among 179 Chinese citizens tried in 79 cases by a Japanese quasi-military court during World War II in southern China's Huanan region, 118 were given the death sentence, according to a Japanese researcher on Aug. 27. Hiroaki Kita, visiting professor at the Asian Institute at Osaka University of Economics and Law, uncovered the documents on judicial proceedings of the 79 cases and recently compiled them into a book.