Gov't ordered to pay damages to 2 disabled for denied benefits

NIIGATA, Japan - Naoki Tondokoro (L), and Masataka Abe, both in wheelchairs, enter the Niigata District Court on Oct. 28 to hear a ruling on their demand that the government pay a combined 40 million yen in damages to them for denying them disability benefits. The court ordered the government to pay a combined 14 million yen to them. (Kyodo)

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