Japanese court throws out forced labour case

Tokyo’s High Court today threw out a lawsuit by a group of Chinese who sought compensation from the Japanese government and 10 companies for allegedly using them as slave labourers during World War II.

Fri, 16 Jun, 2006 - 08:03

The court dismissed the claims and ordered the defence to pay all legal fees.

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