Legal Opinion
Hwang Geum Joo v. Japan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 4, 2001No. Civ.A. 00-02233(HHK)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KENNEDY, District Judge.
This case is brought by fifteen foreign women, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, who allege that they were victims of sexual slavery and torture at the hands of the Japanese military before and during World War II. The fifteen named plaintiffs allege that this conduct occurred throughout Japanese-occupied Asia, including specifically in Japan, Ko rea, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Burma, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies. Defendant Japan has moved to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and…
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