[Photo] Families of Forced Labor Victims During Japanese Occupation Lose Again in First Trial Against Japanese Companies for Damages

Attorney Jeon Beom-jin (center) and Kim Young-hwan, Director of External Cooperation at the Institute for Korean Historical Studies (left), among others, are seen answering reporters' questions after the verdict hearing of the damages lawsuit filed by the families of victims of forced labor under Japanese rule against Nippon Steel at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu on the 8th. The court ruled in favor of the defendant, stating, "The plaintiff's claim is dismissed." / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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