Coverage dated December 20, 2023

South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor, as it sided Thursday with its contentious 2018 verdicts that caused a huge setback in relations between the two countries.

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  1. Time

    South Korean Court Orders Japanese Companies to Compensate Wartime Forced Laborers (opens Time)

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    South Korea’s top court sided with its contentious 2018 verdicts that caused a huge setback in relations between the two countries.

  2. Daily Journal

    South Korean court orders Japanese firms to compensate more wartime Korean workers for forced labor (opens Daily Journal)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor, as it sided Thursday with its contentious 2018 verdicts on the firms that caused a huge setback in relations between the Asian neighbors.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    South Korean court orders Japanese firms to compensate more wartime Korean workers (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    SEOUL >> South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor, as it sided Thursday with its contentious 2018 verdicts on the firms that caused a huge setback in relations between the Asian neighbors.

  4. WHEC Rochester

    South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor, as it sided Thursday with its contentious 2018 verdicts that caused a huge setback in relations between the two countries.

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