SEOUL -- A Seoul district court on Monday unexpectedly dismissed a compensation lawsuit filed by 85 Korean laborers forced to work for 16 Japanese companies during World War II.
International relations
South Korea court dismisses wartime labor case against Japan companies
Ruling was unexpected as it contradicts Supreme Court verdict in 2018
Ties between South Korea and Japan have soured since South Korean Supreme Court rulings in 2018 ordered Nippon Steel and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to compensate South Korean plaintiffs.
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