CJD plaintiffs rap gov't, 2 firms for lack of remorse

CJD plaintiffs rap gov't, 2 firms for lack of remorse

TOKYO, Japan - Isamu Ikefuji (L), Kazumasa Yoshimura (C) and Kimie Maeda, who have filed damage suits over cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) contracted from human dura mater implants imported from Germany, speak at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 14. They have complained of the lack of remorse expressed by the Japanese government and the two related firms with regard to the victims.

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