Court acknowledges Aichi woman as A-bomb sufferer

Court acknowledges Aichi woman as A-bomb sufferer

NAGOYA, Japan - Teruko Nakamura (R) hugs her daughter Fusae near the Nagoya High Court on March 11, 2010, after being certified as suffering from an illness caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

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