Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Lawyers meet the media 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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