Japanese court awards abandoned WWII orphans

(AFP)
Updated: 2006-12-02 07:42

War orphans, who were Japanese children abandoned in China after the WWII, raise their hands to cheer as a supporter(C) shows a banner reading,

War orphans, who were Japanese children abandoned in China after the WWII, raise their hands to cheer as a supporter(C) shows a banner reading, "Winning Suit" outside of the Kobe district court, western Japan. A Japanese court for the first time ordered the state to compensate orphans left behind in China after World War II, saying the government had failed to help them. [AFP]


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