Top Japanese court dismisses A-bomb victim recognition suit

Top Japanese court dismisses A-bomb victim recognition suit

Japan's Supreme Court rejects in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2017, a suit filed by people who were in the vicinity of Nagasaki at the time of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing and seeking official recognition as atomic bomb survivors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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