3 Chinese A-bomb victims registered at Hiroshima memorial

3 Chinese A-bomb victims registered at Hiroshima memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lu Xuewen (photo), who died in 2003 at age 82, is among three Chinese men registered at the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima on May 31. The three, who were forcefully brought to the city to provide labor, are the first Chinese nationals to be registered at the hall.

Hiroshima court rejects forced labor suit

Hiroshima court rejects forced labor suit

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lu Xuewen from China's Shandong Province, a former forced laborer who sued Nishimatsu Construction Co. to seek compensation, speaks at a rally in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on July 9 after the Hiroshima District Court rejected the lawsuit. Lu and four other Chinese demanded a total of 27.5 million yen in compensation from Nishimatsu, claiming they were forcibly brought to Japan during World War II and made to work in Hiroshima Prefecture.

3 Chinese A-bomb victims registered at Hiroshima memorial

3 Chinese A-bomb victims registered at Hiroshima memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lu Xuewen (photo), who died in 2003 at age 82, is among three Chinese men registered at the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima on May 31. The three, who were forcefully brought to the city to provide labor, are the first Chinese nationals to be registered at the hall. (Kyodo)

Hiroshima court rejects forced labor suit

Hiroshima court rejects forced labor suit

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lu Xuewen from China's Shandong Province, a former forced laborer who sued Nishimatsu Construction Co. to seek compensation, speaks at a rally in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on July 9 after the Hiroshima District Court rejected the lawsuit. Lu and four other Chinese demanded a total of 27.5 million yen in compensation from Nishimatsu, claiming they were forcibly brought to Japan during World War II and made to work in Hiroshima Prefecture.