Hotel closes after controversy over rejecting ex-leprosy patient

KUMAMOTO, Japan -Employees of Ai-Ladies Kyuden Kurokawa Onsen Hotel in Minamioguni, Kumamoto Prefecture, bid their farewell to departing guests on May 5. The hotel ended operations on the day following public criticism and legal punishment over its refusal to accept former leprosy patients as guests. (Kyodo)

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