Chinese Sue Japanese Firms Over Wartime Forced Labor, Radio Says
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A court in Beijing for the first time accepted a lawsuit filed by a group of Chinese citizens against Japanese firms seeking compensation for forced labor during wartime, China Radio International reported today.
Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court accepted a lawsuit filed by a group of 37 people seeking compensation of about 1 million yuan ($163,327) each, as well as apologies from Mitsubishi Materials Corp., and Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., formerly known as Mitsui Mining Co., the report said, citing the plaintiffs.