Japan emigrants in Dominican Republic angry about court ruling

Japan emigrants in Dominican Republic angry about court ruling

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Kurato Kimura, who leads a group of 170 plaintiffs in a damages suit against the state, drops his shoulders at his home in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on June 6 when told of a Tokyo District Court ruling that turned down their case. ''How come the government could win despite deceiving us? Where is the right legislation?'' he asked.

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