Court says Koizumi's shrine visit official but rejects damages

Court says Koizumi's shrine visit official but rejects damages

CHIBA, Japan - Akira Kobayashi (R), one of 63 plaintiffs, speaks to reporters at the Chiba prefectural government office in Chiba on Nov. 25 after the Chiba District Court rejected their demand that the state and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pay 6.3 million yen, or 100,000 yen to each plaintiff, arguing that Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine violated their constitutional right to freedom of religion, thought and conscience.

Court says Koizumi's shrine visit official but rejects damages

Court says Koizumi's shrine visit official but rejects damages

CHIBA, Japan - Akira Kobayashi (R), one of 63 plaintiffs, speaks to reporters at the Chiba prefectural government office in Chiba on Nov. 25 after the Chiba District Court rejected their demand that the state and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pay 6.3 million yen, or 100,000 yen to each plaintiff, arguing that Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine violated their constitutional right to freedom of religion, thought and conscience. (Kyodo)

Chinese sue Japan's contractor Kajima over wartime forced labor

Chinese sue Japan's contractor Kajima over wartime forced labor

A bereaved family member of a former Chinese forced laborer at Kajima Corp. speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 6, 2016, after a total of 27 people, consisting of a survivor and bereaved families, filed a lawsuit against the Japanese construction company, seeking 1 million yuan ($145,000) in compensation for each plaintiff for forced labor during World War II. The plaintiffs said the former laborers were forced to work at Kajima construction sites in Japan's Gunma and Kagoshima prefectures in 1944. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Chinese sue Japan's contractor Kajima over wartime forced labor

Chinese sue Japan's contractor Kajima over wartime forced labor

A bereaved family member of a former Chinese forced laborer at Kajima Corp. speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 6, 2016, after a total of 27 people, consisting of a survivor and bereaved families, filed a lawsuit against the Japanese construction company, seeking 1 million yuan ($145,000) in compensation for each plaintiff for forced labor during World War II. The plaintiffs said the former laborers were forced to work at Kajima construction sites in Japan's Gunma and Kagoshima prefectures in 1944. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo