High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages suit

High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages suit

TOKYO, Japan - Rumiko Nishida (C) and Noriko Suzuki (R) hold a press conference after their damages suit was dismissed by the Tokyo High Court on June 21. Along with Takeko Fujii, they filed the suit, arguing that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II.

3 Japanese women left behind in China at end of WWII sue gov't

3 Japanese women left behind in China at end of WWII sue gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Suzuki (R) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 7 after filing a suit against the Japanese government demanding 20 million yen each in compensation with two other women, Rumiko Nishida and Takeko Fujii. It is the first time for war-displaced Japanese to sue the state for alleged failure to protect its people during and after the war.

3 Japanese women left behind in China at end of WWII sue gov't

3 Japanese women left behind in China at end of WWII sue gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Suzuki (R) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 7 after filing a suit against the Japanese government demanding 20 million yen each in compensation with two other women, Rumiko Nishida and Takeko Fujii. It is the first time for war-displaced Japanese to sue the state for alleged failure to protect its people during and after the war.

High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages s

High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages s

TOKYO, Japan - Rumiko Nishida (C) and Noriko Suzuki (R) hold a press conference after their damages suit was dismissed by the Tokyo High Court on June 21. Along with Takeko Fujii, they filed the suit, arguing that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II. (Kyodo)