Nishimatsu Construction Co. agreed Friday with five Chinese to set up a ¥250 million trust fund to compensate not only them but 360 others who had been forced to perform hard labor during World War II, resolving their dispute at the Tokyo Summary Court.... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Fri, Oct 23 2009
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