A lawsuit over wartime forced mobilization has been filed in Hebei Province, China, with 50 family members of the deceased seeking damages from 6 Japanese companies. The complaint seeks approximately ¥370,000 per person and was filed with a higher court.
According to a Jiji Press report, 50 Chinese family members of the deceased filed a complaint seeking damages from 6 Japanese companies with the Higher People's Court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. The plaintiffs' group disclosed the filing.
The claim is based on wartime forced mobilization, with approximately ¥370,000 (about ¥8.5 million) being sought per person. The companies named as defendants include Kajima Corporation.
The case is being heard in a Chinese court, and the plaintiffs' group was reported to have filed the complaint with a higher court.