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Mitsubishi apologizes for WWII forced labor

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Saying they felt a "deep sense of ethical responsibility for a past tragedy," executives from Mitsubishi Materials Corp. gave an unprecedented apology July 19 to a 94-year-old U.S. prisoner of war for using American POWs for forced labor during World War II.

Hikaru Kimura, a senior executive officer of the company, offered a "most remorseful apology" at a ceremony in Los Angeles to James Murphy, who toiled in Mitsubishi copper mines during the war. Murphy accepted the apology, calling it sincere, humble and revealing. (AP)

三菱マテリアル、大戦中の強制労働で元捕虜に謝罪

第2次大戦中、鉱山で米国人捕虜に強制労働をさせたとして、三菱マテリアルの木村光常務執行役員らが元米兵捕虜のジェームズ・マーフィー氏（94）に直接謝罪した。

The Japan Times ST: July 31, 2015