State loses suit for not certifying A-bomb sufferers for 5th time

State loses suit for not certifying A-bomb sufferers for 5th time

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who claim the state should certify them as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, head for the Tokyo District Court in central Tokyo on March 22 to hear the court ruling on their lawsuit against the state. The court ruled 21 of the 30 plaintiffs should be certified as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation.

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