Tokyo court rejects suit linking smoking, cancer

Tokyo court rejects suit linking smoking, cancer

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs hold up a banner expressing their dissatisfaction with a Tokyo District Court ruling on Oct. 21. The court rejected a damages suit filed against Japan Tobacco Inc. and the state by the former smokers, who said they developed cancer from their longtime smoking habit.

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