Millions of Koreans were conscripted as forced labor during the Japanese occupation. Now Korean courts say that aging workers can sue Japanese companies for damages.
Tag: Forced Labor
A German Bratwurst Museum Unwittingly Starts a Holocaust Controversy
The lighthearted museum stumbled into the darkest of topics, learning that the proposed site of its new home was once part of a concentration camp.
Ex-Chief Justice of South Korea Is Arrested on Case-Rigging Charges
Yang Sung-tae is the first former chief justice of South Korea arrested on criminal charges.
China’s Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor
Mounting evidence suggests ethnic minorities caught in the mass internment drive in Xinjiang are being assigned to new factories making clothes.
South Korean Court Orders Mitsubishi of Japan to Pay for Forced Wartime Labor
The ruling against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is likely to further complicate ties between America’s two key allies in Asia.