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Man sues over concetration camp labour

TIAN CHUNSHENG, 76, has gone to a Chinese court to sue a Japanese company for being forced to work in a World War Two labour camp, state media said on today.

Chunsheng is the first person to try to bring such a case before a Chinese court, Xinhua news agency said.
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