KillerMuffin
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The link:
http://partners.nytimes.com/2000/11/30/world/30JAPA.html?Partner=MSNNews&RefId=KZOPjxYEFnnnuuNn
Fund for Wartime Slaves Set Up in Japan
By STEPHANIE STROM
OKYO, Nov. 29 — A potentially far-reaching settlement was reached here today in a court case brought on behalf of nearly 1,000 Chinese who were forced to work in Japan in World War II.
The largest general contractor in Japan, the Kajima Corporation, agreed to establish a fund with 500 million yen, or $4.6 million, to compensate wartime laborers at its Hanaoka copper mine and their survivors. The Chinese Red Cross will administer the fund.
The agreement could set a precedent for dozens of similar cases here and in the United States, where Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos and Americans forced to work on behalf of the Japanese war effort are seeking compensation from corporations like Mitsubishi and Mitsui.
"This settlement is extremely significant, because companies similarly accused are likely to set up similar funds to deal with wartime compensation issues," said Yoshitaka Takagi, head of the Association of Lawyers for Coordinating Action Seeking Postwar Compensation.
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This is an extremely significant decision, I think. It brings to mind of all the people who are suing against injustices done. It also sets a precedent. How far reaching do you think this decision might be?
For instance, the suits being filed in the United States by the descendants of slaves against the United States government. Do they have a right to compensation? Legally, I don't know how this would affect laws in countries outside of Japan, but it doesn't make one think.
So, what do you think?
http://partners.nytimes.com/2000/11/30/world/30JAPA.html?Partner=MSNNews&RefId=KZOPjxYEFnnnuuNn
Fund for Wartime Slaves Set Up in Japan
By STEPHANIE STROM
OKYO, Nov. 29 — A potentially far-reaching settlement was reached here today in a court case brought on behalf of nearly 1,000 Chinese who were forced to work in Japan in World War II.
The largest general contractor in Japan, the Kajima Corporation, agreed to establish a fund with 500 million yen, or $4.6 million, to compensate wartime laborers at its Hanaoka copper mine and their survivors. The Chinese Red Cross will administer the fund.
The agreement could set a precedent for dozens of similar cases here and in the United States, where Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos and Americans forced to work on behalf of the Japanese war effort are seeking compensation from corporations like Mitsubishi and Mitsui.
"This settlement is extremely significant, because companies similarly accused are likely to set up similar funds to deal with wartime compensation issues," said Yoshitaka Takagi, head of the Association of Lawyers for Coordinating Action Seeking Postwar Compensation.
******
This is an extremely significant decision, I think. It brings to mind of all the people who are suing against injustices done. It also sets a precedent. How far reaching do you think this decision might be?
For instance, the suits being filed in the United States by the descendants of slaves against the United States government. Do they have a right to compensation? Legally, I don't know how this would affect laws in countries outside of Japan, but it doesn't make one think.
So, what do you think?
