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Across asia: Japan

China Daily | Updated: 2007-03-13 07:10

Gov't sued for starting war

More than 60 years after their homes were turned into infernos by US B-29 bombers, a group of Tokyo residents has demanded compensation from the Japanese government for starting the war and not acting quickly enough to end it.

Last weekend marked the 62nd anniversary of the bombing on March 10, 1945, in which an estimated 100,000 people died in a firestorm that engulfed much of the city.

<FONT COLOR=#0080FF>Across asia:</FONT> Japan

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