Okinawa sanatorium for leprosy patients builds exhibition hall

A replica segregation hut where leprosy patients were forced to live is among exhibits at a new hall opened on March 26, 2015, at Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium, a national facility for Hansen's disease patients, in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The hall is designed to showcase the history of the disease. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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