Forced Labor
Legal disputes over compensation for victims of wartime forced labor.
Damages Claim Appeal (Korean Forced Laborers v. Japan)
- Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-05-20)
- Original Case: 損害賠償請求控訴事件 (Songai Baishō Seikyū Kōso Jiken)
- Key Figures: Plaintiffs: South Korean forced labor survivors and bereaved families; Defendants: Japanese Government and Nippon Steel Corporation
- Case Tags: State Immunity;Forced Labor;Crimes Against Humanity;War Reparations
Damages Claim and Succession Participation Application Case
- Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-04-15)
- Original Case: 損害賠償請求、承継参加申出事件
- Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Descendants of Korean forced laborers; Defendant: Nippon Steel Corporation; Intervenor: A foundation backed by the South Korean government
- Case Tags: Forced Labor;Wartime Reparations;Succession of Claims;Japan-South Korea Relations
Compensation Claim Case (Forced Labor)
- Jurisdiction: Japan (April 15, 2026)
- Original Case: 損害賠償請求事件
- Key Figures: Plaintiff: Kim Soon-ja (South Korean forced labor survivor); Defendant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Case Tags: Forced Labor;War Reparation;Japan-Korea Relations;Private International Law
Japan-South Korea Forced Labor Damages Appeal Case
- Jurisdiction: Japan, Tokyo High Court (2026 (appeal hearings and final ruling in October 2026))
- Original Case: 損害賠償請求控訴事件
- Key Figures: Appellants: Kim Chang-soo and other South Korean survivors and bereaved families of World War II forced labor; Appellees: Nippon Steel Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Case Tags: Forced Labor;War Reparations;State Immunity;Japan-Korea Relations
Japan Supreme Court Rejects Compensation Claims by Korean Wartime Sex Slaves and Forced Laborers
- Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-04-10)
- Original Case: 損害賠償請求事件
- Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Korean wartime sex slaves (comfort women) and former Korean soldiers forced to serve the Imperial Japanese Army; Defendant: Government of Japan
- Case Tags: Wartime Sexual Slavery;Forced Labor;State Compensation;Japan-Korea Relations