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Illustration - Immobilier

FRANCE. PARIS (75) ASBESTOS REMOVAL OF A BUILDING Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Immobilier

FRANCE. PARIS (75) ASBESTOS REMOVAL OF A BUILDING Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. THE DISTRICT OF LA PART-DIEU IS UNDER RENOVATION WITH HERE THE REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS INSIDE THE TOWER OF LA PART-DIEU, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PENCIL. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the changes in housing conditions of Kucong people: the banana leaf shed built by Zhang Puzhong based on his memory of Kucong people's primitive life in the forest taken on July 23, 2023 (top, Xinhua/Fei Maohua); the thatched huts at a Kucong village, Jinping County taken in 1984 (2nd from top, Xinhua/Min Fuquan); brand-new adobe houses covered in asbestos tiles in Xianami Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, taken in November 2001 (3rd from top, Xinhua/Lin Yiguang); and a view of Xingfaling Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County taken on July 23, 2023 (bottom, Xinhua/Chen Xinbo). After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzha

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Japanese asbestos expert speaks at Asia-Pacific confab

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Takahashi (3rd from L), a professor at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Japan, speaks at an Asia-Pacific workshop on the sound management of industrial chemicals in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2014, jointly convened by him and the U.N. Environmental Program to address the problem of asbestos exposure. (Photo by Tatsuya Tsujimura)

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Asbestos scattered at dump site in West Java

TOKYO, Japan - Waste materials containing asbestos litter a dump site on Oct. 2, 2014, behind a factory producing goods using the silicate material in Cikarang, West Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Tatsuya Tsujimura)

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Top court says gov't liable for asbestos exposure

TOKYO, Japan - Supporters hold up banners after the Supreme Court rules in favor of plaintiffs who sued the central government seeking compensation for damage to health from asbestos, in front of the top court in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2014. The court ruled for the first time in Japan that the government was responsible for failing to prevent workers from being exposed to harmful asbestos.

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'Manga' to teach danger of asbestos in quakes

KOBE, Japan - A young man and woman hold copies of a "manga" explanatory book created by Kobe University and Kyoto Seika University to teach the risks of being exposed to asbestos in the event of an earthquake at Kobe University in Kobe, western Japan, on March 26, 2014. Students from the universities have contributed to producing the book by interviewing people affected by the March 2011 earthquake in Ishinomaki and the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture in the summer of 2013.

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Court orders gov't to compensate asbestos victims

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a courtroom at the Tokyo District Court on Dec. 5, 2012. The court ordered the central government later the same day to pay a total of 1.06 billion yen in compensation for workers who suffered asbestos-related diseases such as lung cancer at construction sites due to insufficient countermeasures by the state. (Pool photo)

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Court orders gov't to compensate asbestos victims

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs celebrate in front of the Tokyo District Court on Dec. 5, 2012. The central government was ordered to pay a total of 1.06 billion yen in compensation for workers who suffered asbestos-related diseases such as lung cancer at construction sites due to insufficient countermeasures by the state.

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Honda ordered to pay compensation over asbestos-related case

TOKYO, Japan - Hidenari Hane, a former mechanic who worked at a factory of Honda Motor Co.'s subsidiary in Nagoya in the late 1960s, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered Honda to pay 54 million yen in compensation to him over his claim that he suffered a cancer called mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while working at the factory.

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Osaka court orders gov't to pay damages for asbestos hazards

OSAKA, Japan - Miyoko Sato (C), one of a group of plaintiffs who filed a damages lawsuit against the government over asbestos hazards, wipes tears during a press conference in Osaka on May 19, 2010, after the Osaka District Court held the government responsible for failing to take measures against asbestos hazards. The court ordered the government to pay a total of 435 million yen in damages to 26 people, less than the 946 million yen in damages demanded by the plaintiffs.

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Osaka court orders gov't to pay damages for asbestos hazards

OSAKA, Japan - Yoko Okada, one of a group of plaintiffs who filed a damages lawsuit against the government over asbestos hazards, wipes tears during a press conference in Osaka on May 19, 2010, after the Osaka District Court held the government responsible for failing to take measures against asbestos hazards. The court ordered the government to pay a total of 435 million yen in damages to 26 people, less than the 946 million yen in damages demanded by the plaintiffs.

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Osaka court orders gov't to pay damages for asbestos hazards

OSAKA, Japan - Plaintiffs who filed a damages lawsuit against the government over asbestos hazards walk to hear the Osaka District Court's ruling in Osaka on May 19, 2010. The court held the government responsible for failing to take measures against asbestos hazards, ordering it to pay a total of 435 million yen in damages to 26 people, less than the 946 million yen in damages demanded by the plaintiffs.

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Asbestos victims file suit against state, manufacturers

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, including construction workers with asbestos-linked diseases and family members of deceased workers, head to the Tokyo District Court on May 16. About 170 people filed a lawsuit against the state and construction material manufacturers the same day, demanding 6.6 billion yen in damages. Plaintiffs on the frontline carried a banner demanding the state and construction material firms admit their responsibility and pay compensation.

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8 asbestos victims in Osaka file damages suit against state

OSAKA, Japan - Eight asbestos victims in the Sennan district of southern Osaka Prefecture, home to many fiber spinning plants, file a damages suit against the state at the Osaka District Court on May 26. The 240 million yen lawsuit accuses the state of failing to implement protective measures for workers and nearby residents.

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8 asbestos victims in Osaka file damages suit against state

OSAKA, Japan - Eight asbestos victims in the Sennan district of southern Osaka Prefecture, joined by their lawyers and supporters, arrive at the Osaka District Court on May 26 to file a damages suit against the state.

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Kubota to pay up to 46 mil. yen to asbestos victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Toshihiro Fukuda (L), senior managing director of machinery maker Kubota Corp., speaks at a news conference in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 17 about the company's plan to compensate asbestos victims.

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Diet passes FY '2005 extra budget, to shift to 2006 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Yuriko Koike bow in appreciation after a fiscal 2005 supplementary budget designed to finance government measures to deal with such recent social issues as asbestos-induced health problems, buildings' safety defects and bird flu was endorsed in a House of Councillors plenary session on Feb. 3.

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FY 2005 extra budget passes lower house

TOKYO, Japan - The plenary session of the House of Representatives approves a 4.52 trillion yen fiscal 2005 extra budget on Jan. 31. The House of Councillors is expected to approve on Feb. 3 the supplementary budget for the year through March 31, which is designed to finance relief measures for victims of asbestos and other policies.

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Kubota to pay damages to victims of asbestos-linked illness

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Kubota Corp. President Daisuke Hatakake speaks during a news conference in Amazasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 25. Kubota will set up a compensation system for residents who have lost their loved ones to asbestos-linked diseases or who have suffered from the illness after living near its former factory in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Japan to write law to expand compensation for asbestos victims

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (C) addresses a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26. The Cabinet decided that the government will write a special-measures law to provide compensation to victims of asbestos-related illnesses.

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Filipinos seek damages from U.S. asbestos makers

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos who worked at former U.S. military base in the Philippines tell reporters in Manila on Aug. 22 that they are victims of asbestos exposure and are seeking compensation from U.S. asbestos makers. They brought with them their medical records, including films of lung X-ray results.

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Kitagawa inspects asbestos using building in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Infrastructure minister Kazuo Kitagawa (R) inspects the former Tokyo branch of Japan Post, where asbestos is used, in Tokyo's Otemachi district on July 29.

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Cabinet ministers decide on steps for asbestos problems

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Health minister Hidehisa Otsuji, Environment Minister Yuriko Koike and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda attend a task force meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on July 29. The meeting adopted a series of measures to address public concerns on asbestos-linked deaths and other health problems.

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Gov't to pay compensation in pneumoconiosis case

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Former employees of a U.S. Marine base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, suffering pneumoconiosis from asbestos dust and bereaved relatives of other employees walk to the Yokohama District Court's Yokosuka branch Oct. 7. The branch ordered the government to pay them 231 million yen in compensation.

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Experiments on African American inmates reveal U.S. double standards on human rights

STORY: Experiments on African American inmates reveal U.S. double standards on human rights DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Washington, D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. the formal apology of the city of Philadelphia 2. cover of the book telling the story at Holmesburg Prison 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IRFAN SHAHZAD TAKALVI, Founding President of Eurasian Century Institute, Pakistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Manila-based think tank STORYLINE: The U.S. city of Philadelphia has issued a formal apology for experiments conducted on African American inmates at a prison decades ago. From the 1950s to the 1970s, inmates of Holmesburg Prison were intentionally exposed to pharmaceuticals, viruses, fungus, asbestos, and even dioxin, a component of Agent Orange. The experiments were conducted by University of Pennsylvania researcher Dr. Albert Kligman. The vast majority of those subjected to these experiments were African American men, many of them illiterate, awa

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CHINA-SHAANXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)

(220823) -- XI'AN, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows a China-Vietnam freight train pulling out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The freight train left the Xi'an international port in Shaanxi Province on Tuesday for Vietnam's Hanoi, marking the first China-Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam. The train was loaded with 41 carriages of asbestos which were transported from Kazakhstan to Xi'an via the China-Europe freight train service. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)

(220823) -- XI'AN, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A China-Vietnam freight train pulls out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 23, 2022. The freight train left the Xi'an international port in Shaanxi Province on Tuesday for Vietnam's Hanoi, marking the first China-Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam. The train was loaded with 41 carriages of asbestos which were transported from Kazakhstan to Xi'an via the China-Europe freight train service. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)

(220823) -- XI'AN, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows a China-Vietnam freight train pulling out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The freight train left the Xi'an international port in Shaanxi Province on Tuesday for Vietnam's Hanoi, marking the first China-Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam. The train was loaded with 41 carriages of asbestos which were transported from Kazakhstan to Xi'an via the China-Europe freight train service. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)

(220823) -- XI'AN, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows a China-Vietnam freight train pulling out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The freight train left the Xi'an international port in Shaanxi Province on Tuesday for Vietnam's Hanoi, marking the first China-Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam. The train was loaded with 41 carriages of asbestos which were transported from Kazakhstan to Xi'an via the China-Europe freight train service. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)

(220823) -- XI'AN, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A China-Vietnam freight train pulls out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 23, 2022. The freight train left the Xi'an international port in Shaanxi Province on Tuesday for Vietnam's Hanoi, marking the first China-Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam. The train was loaded with 41 carriages of asbestos which were transported from Kazakhstan to Xi'an via the China-Europe freight train service. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)

(220823) -- XI'AN, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A China-Vietnam freight train pulls out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 23, 2022. The freight train left the Xi'an international port in Shaanxi Province on Tuesday for Vietnam's Hanoi, marking the first China-Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam. The train was loaded with 41 carriages of asbestos which were transported from Kazakhstan to Xi'an via the China-Europe freight train service. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)

(220823) -- XI'AN, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A China-Vietnam freight train pulls out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 23, 2022. The freight train left the Xi'an international port in Shaanxi Province on Tuesday for Vietnam's Hanoi, marking the first China-Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam. The train was loaded with 41 carriages of asbestos which were transported from Kazakhstan to Xi'an via the China-Europe freight train service. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-VIETNAM-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)

(220823) -- XI'AN, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A China-Vietnam freight train pulls out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 23, 2022. The freight train left the Xi'an international port in Shaanxi Province on Tuesday for Vietnam's Hanoi, marking the first China-Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam. The train was loaded with 41 carriages of asbestos which were transported from Kazakhstan to Xi'an via the China-Europe freight train service. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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China's Dunhuang launches cross-border freight train via China-Laos Railway

STORY: China's Dunhuang launches cross-border freight train via China-Laos Railway DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: DUNHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dunhuang's freight train station 2. STANDUP (English): REN YANXIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the freight train STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): REN YANXIN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I am at a freight station in Dunhuang City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Behind me, a freight train loaded with tons of industrial products is leaving for the Lao capital on Thursday and will arrive in Thailand in 12 days. The train marks the opening of Gansu's first international freight train service that runs via the China-Laos Railway." Loaded with 530 tons of asbestos products, the freight train will exit China from the port of Mohan in Yunnan and travel to the Lao capital Vientiane before reaching Bangkok, Thailand. Compared with travel by sea and other means of transportation, the freight train could save 28 days, re

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220421) -- DUNHUANG, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A railway staff member checks the freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 21, 2022. A freight train departed Thursday morning from Dunhuang City for Thailand's Bangkok, marking the opening of Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway. Loaded with 530 tonnes of asbestos, the train is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok via Laos' Vientiane in 12 days. The Department of Commerce of Gansu said that the new passage is another efficient, economical, safe and convenient international logistics channel linking Gansu and Southeast Asian countries. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220421) -- DUNHUANG, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway before departing from Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. A freight train departed Thursday morning from Dunhuang City for Thailand's Bangkok, marking the opening of Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway. Loaded with 530 tonnes of asbestos, the train is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok via Laos' Vientiane in 12 days. The Department of Commerce of Gansu said that the new passage is another efficient, economical, safe and convenient international logistics channel linking Gansu and Southeast Asian countries. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220421) -- DUNHUANG, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway prepares to depart from Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 21, 2022. A freight train departed Thursday morning from Dunhuang City for Thailand's Bangkok, marking the opening of Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway. Loaded with 530 tonnes of asbestos, the train is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok via Laos' Vientiane in 12 days. The Department of Commerce of Gansu said that the new passage is another efficient, economical, safe and convenient international logistics channel linking Gansu and Southeast Asian countries. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220421) -- DUNHUANG, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway prepares to depart from Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 21, 2022. A freight train departed Thursday morning from Dunhuang City for Thailand's Bangkok, marking the opening of Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway. Loaded with 530 tonnes of asbestos, the train is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok via Laos' Vientiane in 12 days. The Department of Commerce of Gansu said that the new passage is another efficient, economical, safe and convenient international logistics channel linking Gansu and Southeast Asian countries. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220421) -- DUNHUANG, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway departing from Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. A freight train departed Thursday morning from Dunhuang City for Thailand's Bangkok, marking the opening of Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway. Loaded with 530 tonnes of asbestos, the train is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok via Laos' Vientiane in 12 days. The Department of Commerce of Gansu said that the new passage is another efficient, economical, safe and convenient international logistics channel linking Gansu and Southeast Asian countries. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220421) -- DUNHUANG, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway prepares to depart from Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 21, 2022. A freight train departed Thursday morning from Dunhuang City for Thailand's Bangkok, marking the opening of Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway. Loaded with 530 tonnes of asbestos, the train is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok via Laos' Vientiane in 12 days. The Department of Commerce of Gansu said that the new passage is another efficient, economical, safe and convenient international logistics channel linking Gansu and Southeast Asian countries. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220421) -- DUNHUANG, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway prepares to depart from Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 21, 2022. A freight train departed Thursday morning from Dunhuang City for Thailand's Bangkok, marking the opening of Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway. Loaded with 530 tonnes of asbestos, the train is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok via Laos' Vientiane in 12 days. The Department of Commerce of Gansu said that the new passage is another efficient, economical, safe and convenient international logistics channel linking Gansu and Southeast Asian countries. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220421) -- DUNHUANG, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway prepares to depart from Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 21, 2022. A freight train departed Thursday morning from Dunhuang City for Thailand's Bangkok, marking the opening of Gansu's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway. Loaded with 530 tonnes of asbestos, the train is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok via Laos' Vientiane in 12 days. The Department of Commerce of Gansu said that the new passage is another efficient, economical, safe and convenient international logistics channel linking Gansu and Southeast Asian countries. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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Japan to write law to expand compensation for asbestos victims

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (C) addresses a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26. The Cabinet decided that the government will write a special-measures law to provide compensation to victims of asbestos-related illnesses. (Kyodo)

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FY 2005 extra budget passes lower house

TOKYO, Japan - The plenary session of the House of Representatives approves a 4.52 trillion yen fiscal 2005 extra budget on Jan. 31. The House of Councillors is expected to approve on Feb. 3 the supplementary budget for the year through March 31, which is designed to finance relief measures for victims of asbestos and other policies. (Kyodo)

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Diet passes FY '2005 extra budget, to shift to 2006 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Yuriko Koike bow in appreciation after a fiscal 2005 supplementary budget designed to finance government measures to deal with such recent social issues as asbestos-induced health problems, buildings' safety defects and bird flu was endorsed in a House of Councillors plenary session on Feb. 3. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to pay compensation in pneumoconiosis case

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Former employees of a U.S. Marine base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, suffering pneumoconiosis from asbestos dust and bereaved relatives of other employees walk to the Yokohama District Court's Yokosuka branch Oct. 7. The branch ordered the government to pay them 231 million yen in compensation. (Kyodo)

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One-third of Tokyo courtrooms to be closed

Photo taken Dec. 15, 2015, shows a building which houses the Tokyo district and high courts. The high court said on the same day that 58 of 168 courtrooms will be closed for a while as there is a possibility of asbestos dispersal during asbestos removal work inside the building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Filipinos seek damages from U.S. asbestos makers

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos who worked at former U.S. military base in the Philippines tell reporters in Manila on Aug. 22 that they are victims of asbestos exposure and are seeking compensation from U.S. asbestos makers. They brought with them their medical records, including films of lung X-ray results. (Kyodo)