Korea under Japanese rule Archives

Mitsubishi Ordered to Compensate Colonial Laborers

GWANGJU, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – An appeals court ordered a Japanese firm Wednesday to compensate five South Koreans for forcing them into labor decades ago when Korea was under Japan’s colonial rule. In 2012, they filed a lawsuit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., demanding compensation for their forced labor during the 1910-45 colonial rule. [...]

Korean Wartime Sex Slaves to Take Japan to U.S. Court

GWANGJU, South Korea, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A dozen Korean victims of Japan’s wartime sex slavery said Tuesday they will take Japan to court in the U.S. unless Tokyo apologizes by the end of this month for the atrocities done to them. The 12, including Yoo Hee-nam and Kang Il-chul, plan to lodge a [...]