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TOKYO (AP) - A court on Wednesday rejected demands for compensation by 45 Chinese men forced to perform slave labor at Japanese coal mines during World War II, saying the current government is not responsible for actions during that era, officials said.
The Fukuoka District Court turned down the suit seeking $9 million from Mitsui Mining Co., Mitsubishi Materials Corp. and the Japanese government, court official Masayuki Morita said.
The court also dismissed the plaintiffs' demand for a published apology, he said, refusing to provide further details of the ruling.
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