10 of 161 plaintiffs recognized as "hibakusha"

10 of 161 plaintiffs recognized as "hibakusha"

A lawyer representing 161 plaintiffs seeking official recognition as "hibakusha" atomic bomb survivors holds a banner in Nagasaki on Feb. 22, 2016, reading "partial win" in front of the Nagasaki District Court. Of the 161, who at the time of the 1945 atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city were located outside the area later officially designated as the bomb site, 10 were recognized as hibakusha. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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