PM Abe apologizes to kin of former leprosy patients

PM Abe apologizes to kin of former leprosy patients

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Chikara Hayashi, leader of a group of family members of former leprosy patients who filed a lawsuit to seek compensation from the state for their suffering under the government's now defunct segregation policy, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 24, 2019, after he apologized to the plaintiffs for their pain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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