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Families of Chinese wartime forced laborers sue 6 Japan firms

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Fifty family members of Chinese wartime forced laborers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against six Japanese companies with a court in Shijiazhuang, a city in Hebei Province southwest of Beijing, each seeking about 370,000 yuan ($55,000) in compensation.

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The families of Chinese laborers who were forcibly taken to Japan and subjected to harsh labor during World War II have filed a lawsuit against Japanese companies seeking compensation. Fifty family members of Chinese laborers who were forcibly taken to Japan and subjected to harsh labor filed the lawsuit on the morning of the 16th at a court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. The lawsuit seeks an apology from six Japanese companies that allegedly …

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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