Aso, sufferers of A-bomb-related illnesses sign relief measures

Aso, sufferers of A-bomb-related illnesses sign relief measures

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and Sunao Tsuboi, head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-Bomb Sufferers Organization, sign an agreement in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, under which the government will provide a blanket resolution to all 306 plaintiffs who have sought recognition as suffering from illnesses caused by the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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