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Thursday, August 16, 2012

''Okinawans sue for war redress''

From Japan Times

''Forty Okinawa residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking ¥440 million in compensation and an apology from the central government for suffering they or their relatives endured during World War II.

The plaintiffs comprise survivors of and kin of people killed in the massive U.S. air raid on Okinawa Island in October 1944 and nearly three-month Battle of Okinawa that started in April 1945.''

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