Court rejects disabled Korean residents' plea for pension

KYOTO, Japan - Kim Su Yong (L), flanked by his lawyer, speaks at a news conference on Aug. 26 after the Kyoto District Court rejected a damages suit filed by him and six other hearing-impaired Korean residents against the state and Kyoto Prefecture's governor for refusing to grant the residents disability pensions.

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