元慰安婦遺族、中国で初提訴　日本に謝罪と賠償要求

　【北京時事】日中戦争中に旧日本軍から性暴力を受けたとする中国人元慰安婦の遺族１８人が、日本政府に謝罪と賠償を求めて中国山西省の裁判所に訴状を提出したことが２２日、分かった。原告の弁護士が明らかにした。中国メディアによれば、慰安婦を巡り中国で日本政府を訴えるのは初めて。
　原告は、いずれも死去している元慰安婦１８人の子供ら。旧日本軍による拘束や暴行で身体的、精神的被害を受けたとして、計３６００万元（約７億７０００万円）の損害賠償を求めている。裁判所が受理するかどうかが焦点となる。（2024/04/22-18:38）

The families of 18 deceased former Chinese "comfort women" have filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government with a court in China's Shanxi Province, the plaintiffs' lawyer said Monday.
   This is the first such move in China over comfort women, who sexually served Japanese troops before and during World War II, including those who were forced to do so, according to Chinese media reports.
   The plaintiffs, including children of the former comfort women, are claiming that the former comfort women suffered physical and psychological damage as a result of being detained and sexually abused by then Japanese soldiers.
   They are seeking an apology and 36 million yuan, or about 770 million yen, in damages from the Japanese government.
   Whether the court will accept the filing of the lawsuit is being closely watched.