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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE VICTIMS-QINGMING FESTIVAL-REMEMBRANCE (CN)

(240403) -- NANJING, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tamaki Matsuoka, founder of the "Connecting Memories of Nanjing" civil group, speaks during a memorial ceremony at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 3, 2024. Relatives of victims of the Nanjing Massacre, as well as survivors, the descendants of survivors and student representatives, on Wednesday gathered at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders to pay tribute to those who lost their lives 87 years ago. Thursday is Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional Chinese festival during which people to pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Americans mourn victims of 9/11 attacks as costs of "War on Terror" loom large

STORY: Americans mourn victims of 9/11 attacks as costs of "War on Terror" loom large DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Biden delivering a speech 2. various of the event at the Pentagon STORYLINE: Americans mourned the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Sunday on the 21st anniversary of the world-changing event. Family members of some of those who lost lives on that day -- along with U.S. government and military representatives -- gathered outside of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. They stood or sat in a steady rain as a military officer read off the names of 184 men and women who died 21 years ago when militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida hijacked a passenger plane and hit a corner of the Pentagon, with a single bell chimed after each name. "Terror struck us on that brilliant blue morning," U.S. President Joe Biden said in his remarks. "The American story itself changed that day." U.S. Vice

Ex-U.S. serviceman ordered to pay damages over robbery-murder

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A supporter of relatives of Yoshie Sato, who was killed and robbed in 2006 by a former U.S. serviceman, displays a banner announcing victory in a damages suit against him in front of the Yokohama District Court on May 20. The court ordered 24-year-old William Reese to pay 65 million yen (about $680,000) in compensation to the relatives. (Kyodo)

Court rescinds Hiroshima decision on A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Karou Sumisaka, 68, head of a group of seven plaintiffs claiming to be atomic-bomb survivors, smiles at a meeting of the plaintiffs and supporters in Hiroshima on March 25 after winning their case. The Hiroshima District Court rescinded on the same day the Hiroshima city government's decision not to designate the seven plaintiffs as bombing survivors. (Kyodo)

Court awards damages to residents near U.S. Kadena base

NAHA, Japan - Plaintiffs in a damages suit over noise from the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture show mixed reactions in Naha to a ruling the Fukuoka High Court handed down Feb. 27. A man holds a banner saying in Japanese ''We win damages'' (L) while a woman shows one saying ''Court not banning (flights).'' The court awarded about 5.62 billion yen in damages to noise-hit residents but turned down the plaintiffs' demand for a ban on night-to-early morning flights at the base. (Kyodo)

Court rejects suit against collective enshrinement at Yasukuni

OSAKA, Japan - Ryuken Sugawara (L), who heads the group of plaintiffs in a Yasukuni Shrine-related lawsuit, speaks to reporters in Osaka on Feb. 26 after a court ruling. The Osaka District Court turned down the lawsuit by nine relatives that called for the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo to stop enshrining 11 servicemen and civilian employees of the former imperial Japanese forces. (Kyodo)

Asbestos victims file suit against state, manufacturers

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, including construction workers with asbestos-linked diseases and family members of deceased workers, head to the Tokyo District Court on May 16. About 170 people filed a lawsuit against the state and construction material manufacturers the same day, demanding 6.6 billion yen in damages. Plaintiffs on the frontline carried a banner demanding the state and construction material firms admit their responsibility and pay compensation. (Kyodo)

Demand for damages by forced Chinese laborers turned down

YAMAGATA, Japan - Tan Yinchun (R), 87, one of three surviving plaintiffs, speaks to the press in the city of Yamagata on Feb. 12 after the Yamagata District Court turned down a 150 million yen damages suit filed by six Chinese nationals who were forcibly brought to Japan as laborers during World War II. Tan expressed anger at the decision and said he was disappointed after spending more than three years on the court battle. (Kyodo)

First settlement reached in hepatitis damages suits against stat

FUKUOKA, Japan - A total of 29 hepatitis C sufferers suing the state and drugmakers for damages settled suits with the state in Osaka and Fukuoka on Feb. 4, the first such settlement among a series of similar lawsuits filed by about 240 people nationwide since 2002. Photo shows plaintiffs smiling during a news conference the same day after the settlement of their suit at the Fukuoka High Court. (Kyodo)

Gov't rejects uniform compensation for all hepatitis C sufferers

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe bites his lip during a press conference on Dec. 20 after his ministry rejected a proposal from hepatitis C sufferers that the government pay compensation uniformly to all people who contracted the disease through tainted blood products to settle a long-standing damages lawsuit out of court. (Kyodo)

Court orders compensation for Minamata victims

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