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Court Rules Against Forced Korean Labor Victim in Suit Against Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials

Court Rules Against Forced Korean Labor Victim in Suit Against Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court on Wednesday ruled against a victim of forced wartime labor in Japan in a damages suit launched against Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials Corp. citing the expiration of the case’s statute of limitation. The Seoul Central District Court ruled against the surviving family of the late victim, [...]

Japan Takes a Different Approach to Labor Victims in China Regarding Compensation

Japan Takes a Different Approach to Labor Victims in China Regarding Compensation

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Mitsubishi Materials Corp. is reportedly creating a fund to help Chinese victims of forced labor, in sharp contrast to the attitudes revealed by other Japanese companies that similarly forced Koreans into labor during the Japanese colonial period. According to Japanese news agency Kyodo News, Mitsubishi Materials will be creating [...]