Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Lawyers hold a banner reading "unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2020, after the court rejected a 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by a 77-year-old man who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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