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Damages Claim Case
- Jurisdiction: Japan (2025-03-15)
- Original Case: 平成29(ワ)1844 損害賠償請求事件
- VictimsKim Hak-soonDefendantsNippon Steel &Sumitomo Metal CorporationPlaintiffsKim Hak-soonDefense AttorneysYasuo AsakuraPlaintiff AttorneysKenji NakaiJudgesYoshiharu AoyamaInstitutionsSupreme Court of JapanNagoya District Court
- Case Tags: Forced Labor Compensation;Japan-South Korea Relations;Supreme Court Precedent;State Immunity Doctrine
Reiwa 5 (Wa) 2 Damages Claim Case
- Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
- Original Case: 令和5(ワ)2 損害賠償請求事件
- Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Korean comfort women survivors and bereaved families (including Kim Bok-dong's estate); Defendant: Government of Japan
- Case Tags: Comfort Women;State Immunity;Historical Reparations;Japan-Korea Disputes
Reiwa 6 (Wa) 699 Damages Claim Case
- Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
- Original Case: 令和6(ワ)699 損害賠償請求事件
- Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Lee Yong-soo and two other former "comfort women" from South Korea; Defendant: Government of Japan
- Case Tags: War Crimes;State Immunity;Comfort Women;Historical Reconciliation
Reiwa 7 (Wa) 17895 Damages Claim Case
- Jurisdiction: Japan (2025 (filed and tried under Reiwa 7))
- Original Case: 令和7(ワ)17895 損害賠償請求事件
- Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Korean former forced laborers and bereaved families; Defendant: Japanese corporation (Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation)
- Case Tags: Crimes Against Humanity;State Immunity;Post-War Reparations;Japan-Korea Historical Disputes
Reiwa 5 (Wa) 1536 Damages Claim Case
- Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
- Original Case: 令和5(ワ)1536 損害賠償請求事件
- Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Korean bereaved family members of former forced laborers (e.g., individuals identified as Lee and others); Defendant: Nippon Steel Corporation
- Case Tags: WWII Forced Labor;Japan-Korea Historical Dispute;State Successor Liability;International Human Rights