Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

A man (2nd from L, front) who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law heads to the Tokyo District Court with his lawyers and supporters ahead of a ruling on his damages suit against the government on June 30, 2020. The court rejected the 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by the 77-year-old man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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