Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit June 27, 2003, No. 01-7169 (Hwang Geum Joo v. Japan)

Opinion for the Court filed by GINSBURG, Chief Judge.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

The appellants are 15 women from China, Taiwan, South Korea, and the Phillip-pines; they brought this suit against Japan, seeking money damages for having been subjected to sexual slavery and torture before and during World War II.