SEOUL -- The South Korean Supreme Court's order for a second Japanese company to compensate wartime laborers sets another precedent for a dozen similar cases yet to be decided, deepening the diplomatic divide between Tokyo and Seoul.
Two appeals from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries were rejected Thursday, upholding lower court rulings that awarded damages to two groups of former laborers forced to work during World War II.
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