Gov't to pay compensation in pneumoconiosis case

Gov't to pay compensation in pneumoconiosis case

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Former employees of a U.S. Marine base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, suffering pneumoconiosis from asbestos dust and bereaved relatives of other employees walk to the Yokohama District Court's Yokosuka branch Oct. 7. The branch ordered the government to pay them 231 million yen in compensation.

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