...and the Japanese courts pull another sleight-of-hand

[cstaylor]

Hiroshima court denies WWII Chinese slave laborers damages

Five Chinese men who were taken to Japan against their will and used by a construction firm as slave laborers during World War II have no right to claim damages, a Hiroshima court ruled Tuesday

[cstaylor]

And a good quote from their lawyer:

The plaintiffs' legal representative, Nobuhiro Yamada, also attacked the "unacceptable" ruling. "Unlike Germany, the government and the legislature of this country do nothing to compensate (victims of war). I was hoping the court would make a more progressive decision."

[Mr. BIG]

Lu and others first held direct talks with Nishimatsu in 1993 to demand apologies and compensation, but took their case to court five years later after the company spurned their claims, saying that the use of forced laborers was a national policy, not theirs.

The next thing you know, they'll be pointing fingers at the laborers and telling them it's all their own fault....I guess they're the only ones left to blame.