Kubota to pay damages to victims of asbestos-linked illness

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Kubota Corp. President Daisuke Hatakake speaks during a news conference in Amazasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 25. Kubota will set up a compensation system for residents who have lost their loved ones to asbestos-linked diseases or who have suffered from the illness after living near its former factory in Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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