Japan's health minister apologizes over workers' asbestos diseases

Japan's health minister apologizes over workers' asbestos diseases

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura apologizes to plaintiffs 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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