Suit against Kanebo

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Plaintiffs (front, back to camera), and their lawyers hold a press conference in the city of Shizuoka, central Japan, on April 2, 2014. Fourteen people, whose skin broke out in white blotches after using Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.'s skin-whitening products filed a suit that day, seeking damages of 5 million yen each for psychological suffering caused by the company's products.

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