Japan PM Suga apologizes over workers' asbestos diseases

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (2nd from R, table on right) apologizes to plaintiffs (table on left) in Tokyo on May 18, 2021, a day after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of them in four suits seeking damages from the state over diseases contracted by construction workers following exposure to asbestos.

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