ROANOKE TIMES

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DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 26, 1994                   TAG: 9401260108
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-8   EDITION: METRO 
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BRIEFLY . . .

Eight Dutch citizens who were held by Japan as prisoners of war filed suit Tuesday against the Japanese government, becoming the first Westerners to go to court to demand compensation from Tokyo for suffering during World War II. The lawsuit asks the equivalent of $22,000 for each plaintiff.



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