Tunnel workers, state agree to settle lung disease lawsuits

Tunnel workers, state agree to settle lung disease lawsuits

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoe Funayama, the lead counsel for the plaintiffs in civil lawsuits filed by former tunnel construction workers against the state seeking damages for pneumoconiosis, waves a settlement accord he signed with the chief counsel for the government in the lawsuits on June 18. The signing ceremony took place at the No. 1 Diet Members Building in Tokyo.

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