Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
NOTES: asianewsweekly.net/2015/04/23/south-koreans-sue-japan-court-oks-reactor-restart-and-justice-fails-cambodia
Thursday | April 23, 2015
Victims of Japan’s forced labor file a new class-action suit in South Korea, A Japanese Court okays the restart of nuclear reactors, and justice may evade survivors of the Khmer Rouge.
Korean Victims Sue Japanese Companies
Victims of Japan’s forced labor operations during the Second World War filed a class-action law suit against 72 Japanese companies in Seoul District Court this week. ”Deposits of back wages and welfare funds for Korean victims of forced labor amounting to tens of trillions of won sit idle in the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Japan Post Bank. We want the money we are entitled to,” the group’s spokesman said.
Japanese Court Okays Reactor Restart
The Kagoshima District Court has cleared Kyushu Electric Power’s Sendai nuclear power plant for restart. This means the company could activate the reactors as early as June despite widespread public opposition.
Justice in Cambodia?
Youk Chhang documented the horrors inflicted upon Cambodia in the Killing Fields by the Khmer Rouge. He and his team have contributed more than a million documents to a United Nations sanctioned tribunal tasked with punishing those responsible. However, all that now appears to be for naught.
Keep up with news from the region by following Asia News Weekly on Facebook or Twitter. You can also send an email to the show with your comments, questions, and feedback. Just drop a line to podcast@asianewsweekly.net.
Subscribe to this and other podcasts at AsiaNewsWeekly.net. Subscribing is free and when you do, the next episode is delivered automatically to you.
Connect with me on social media and the internet!
Twitter: twitter.com/SteveMillerANW
Facebook: facebook.com/asianewsweekly
Podcast: asianewsweekly.net
NOTES: asianewsweekly.net/2015/04/23/south-koreans-sue-japan-court-oks-reactor-restart-and-justice-fails-cambodia
Thursday | April 23, 2015
Victims of Japan’s forced labor file a new class-action suit in South Korea, A Japanese Court okays the restart of nuclear reactors, and justice may evade survivors of the Khmer Rouge.
Korean Victims Sue Japanese Companies
Victims of Japan’s forced labor operations during the Second World War filed a class-action law suit against 72 Japanese companies in Seoul District Court this week. ”Deposits of back wages and welfare funds for Korean victims of forced labor amounting to tens of trillions of won sit idle in the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Japan Post Bank. We want the money we are entitled to,” the group’s spokesman said.
Japanese Court Okays Reactor Restart
The Kagoshima District Court has cleared Kyushu Electric Power’s Sendai nuclear power plant for restart. This means the company could activate the reactors as early as June despite widespread public opposition.
Justice in Cambodia?
Youk Chhang documented the horrors inflicted upon Cambodia in the Killing Fields by the Khmer Rouge. He and his team have contributed more than a million documents to a United Nations sanctioned tribunal tasked with punishing those responsible. However, all that now appears to be for naught.
Keep up with news from the region by following Asia News Weekly on Facebook or Twitter. You can also send an email to the show with your comments, questions, and feedback. Just drop a line to podcast@asianewsweekly.net.
Subscribe to this and other podcasts at AsiaNewsWeekly.net. Subscribing is free and when you do, the next episode is delivered automatically to you.
Connect with me on social media and the internet!
Twitter: twitter.com/SteveMillerANW
Facebook: facebook.com/asianewsweekly
Podcast: asianewsweekly.net
