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Article

9 Aug 2009

Author:
Kyodo News [Japan]

Memorial held for wartime Chinese forced laborers

A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Saturday for 6,830 Chinese forced laborers who died in various parts of Japan during the war…the first to mourn all Chinese who perished in such circumstances…Many Chinese died of poor nutrition, overwork and illness after being brought here to toil in 135 places, such as coal mines and shipyards, across the nation…