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Japan's top court to rule on suit over Chinese forced labour 27 April.
(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)
Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo
Tokyo, March 16 Kyodo - The Supreme Court said Friday it will give a decision on April 27 on a damages suit involving Japan's recruitment of forced labour from China during World War II, a move seen likely to reverse a ruling in favour of those forced into labour.
The top court's four-justice second petty bench held a hearing Friday on an appeal filed by Tokyo-based construction contractor Nishimatsu Construction Co.
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