A-bomb victims sue gov't over rejection of recognition

A-bomb victims sue gov't over rejection of recognition

SAPPORO, Japan - Three survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima -- (from L to R) Teiichi Yanagiya, Tami Tatemura and Koichi Yasui -- hold a news conference in Sapporo on April 17 after filing a lawsuit with the Sapporo District Court urging the government to revoke its decision not to recognize them as victims of radiation illness. (Kyodo)

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