Hansen's disease sanatorium staff in Kumamoto Pref.

Hansen's disease sanatorium staff in Kumamoto Pref.

Yasushi Shimura, leader of a group of Hansen's disease patients at a national sanatorium in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, strolls on Jan. 27, 2015, along a street adjacent to the spot where the body of a fatally stabbed sanatorium staff member was found. The policy to quarantine Hansen's disease patients stayed valid till 1996. (Photo by Makoto Hori) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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