Kajima Corp. on Wednesday agreed to set up a 500 million yen fund to compensate the Chinese victims of a World War II labor camp in Odate, Akita Prefecture, where a major uprising took place toward the end of the war.
The agreement is the first compromise on wartime labor reached between a Japanese company and Chinese victims.
Lawyers representing the Chinese group said that Kajima and the Chinese group, representing survivors and relatives of the deceased, reached the settlement at the Tokyo High Court, ending a five-year court battle over a 60.5 million yen damages suit filed by 11 plaintiffs.