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Lianren Liu （刘连仁, 1913 - sept 2, 2000）a Chinese citizen from Gaomi, Shandong Province, was kidnaped from his hometown and sent to Japan in September 1944 to work as a slave labor in a Hokkaido coal mine (Meiji Mining Company). In July 1945, Liu escaped from the mine and hid in the mountains for 13 years, found in February of 1958 by local Japanese. After being found, Liu requested and being send back to China. Later, Liu and his family sued the Japanese government for compensation. However, the Japanese government claimed that Liu had no proof of forced transport or forced labor. |
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'''Liu Lianren''' ({{zh|t=劉連仁|s=刘连仁}}; 1913 – September 2, 2000) was a Chinese war slave in Japan during [[World War II]]. |
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Born in [[Gaomi]], [[Shandong]], Republic of China, Liu was sent to Japan to work as a slave labourer after the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|Japanese invasion of China]]. In July 1945, Liu escaped from a [[Hokkaido]] coal mine (Meiji Mining Company) and lived in the mountains for 13 years before being found by locals in February 1958. He realized the war was over and requested to be returned to China. |
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In March 1996 Liu and his family sued the Japanese government for compensation as the Meiji Mining Company no longer existed. In a 2001 ruling, the Tokyo District Court upheld his suit in the first instance and ordered the Japanese government to compensate him for approximately US$160,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/200107/13/eng20010713_74860.html|title=Japan Ordered to Pay Family of Forced Laborer Liu Lianren|website=En.people.cn|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> |
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The Japanese government filed an appeal which overturned the previous ruling, citing there is no provision for compensation under international and pre-war Japanese law.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Webster|first=Timothy|date=March 2006|title=Sisyphus in a Coal Mine: Responses to Slave Labor in Japan and the United States|url=https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=3026&context=clr|journal=Cornell Law Review|volume=91|pages=750–751}}</ref> The Japanese government claimed that Liu had no proof of forced transport or forced labor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/06/24/national/escaped-slaves-kin-lose-redress-award-in-appeal/|title=Escaped slave's kin lose redress award in appeal|first=Masami|last=Ito|date=24 June 2005|accessdate=2 April 2019|publisher=Japan Times Online}}</ref> |
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[[Category:1913 births]] |
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[[Category:China–Japan relations]] |
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[[Category:Japanese slaves]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:29, 17 February 2022
Liu Lianren (simplified Chinese: 刘连仁; traditional Chinese: 劉連仁; 1913 – September 2, 2000) was a Chinese war slave in Japan during World War II.
Born in Gaomi, Shandong, Republic of China, Liu was sent to Japan to work as a slave labourer after the Japanese invasion of China. In July 1945, Liu escaped from a Hokkaido coal mine (Meiji Mining Company) and lived in the mountains for 13 years before being found by locals in February 1958. He realized the war was over and requested to be returned to China.
In March 1996 Liu and his family sued the Japanese government for compensation as the Meiji Mining Company no longer existed. In a 2001 ruling, the Tokyo District Court upheld his suit in the first instance and ordered the Japanese government to compensate him for approximately US$160,000.[1]
The Japanese government filed an appeal which overturned the previous ruling, citing there is no provision for compensation under international and pre-war Japanese law.[2] The Japanese government claimed that Liu had no proof of forced transport or forced labor.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan Ordered to Pay Family of Forced Laborer Liu Lianren". En.people.cn. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ Webster, Timothy (March 2006). "Sisyphus in a Coal Mine: Responses to Slave Labor in Japan and the United States". Cornell Law Review. 91: 750–751.
- ^ Ito, Masami (24 June 2005). "Escaped slave's kin lose redress award in appeal". Japan Times Online. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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