High court denies Japanese gov't funds for Korean schools

Officials hold a banner that reads "unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo High Court on Oct. 30, 2018, after the court upheld a lower court ruling that rejected a damages suit filed by graduates of the Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School over the government's exclusion of Korean schools from a tuition waiver program that covers most high schools in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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