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27 Apr 2007

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Second Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan

[PDF] Judgment concerning Para.5 of the Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China, and how to treat the claims of citizens of the People's Republic of China against Japan or Japanese citizens or

The appellees of final appeal are citizens of…China. They are persons who assert that during World War II, they were forcibly brought to Japan…to be engaged in forced labor...Taking into consideration various circumstances concerned, e.g. the Victims suffered tremendous pains mentally and physically whereas the appellant received considerable benefits by causing Chinese workers to be engaged in forced labor under the aforementioned harsh working conditions and it further obtained state compensation, we expect the appellant and other parties concerned to make efforts to give relief to the Victims.

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