Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1999
Lester Tenney lawsuit
Former United States prisoner of war Lester Tenney sued Mitsui for compensation and punitive damages related to wartime forced labor. The case was dismissed because the court found that the 1951 peace treaty between the United States and Japan barred the private claim.
1940
Use and mistreatment of Allied prisoners of war
Several Mitsui-associated companies, including Mitsui-Miike mining, used Allied prisoners of war as forced labor during the Second World War. Accounts describe brutal treatment and torture, with some prisoners suffering permanent injuries.