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Korean A-bomb survivor asks gov't not to appeal ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Kwak Kwi Hun (2nd from R), 76, a Korean survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima who won what could be a landmark suit for overseas survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in 1945, asks Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama (L) not to appeal the ruling. The Osaka District Court on June 1 ordered the Osaka prefectural government to pay compensation to Kwak for cutting off his medical allowance after he left Japan for home.

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Osaka court orders redress for Korean A-bomb survivor

OSAKA, Japan - Kwak Kwi Hun, 76, a Korean survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, bows in thanks to his supporters June 1 after the Osaka District Court ordered the Osaka prefectural government to pay some 170,000 yen to him in compensation for stopping his medical allowances after he left Japan for home.

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Osaka court orders redress for Korean A-bomb survivor

OSAKA, Japan - Kwak Kwi Hun, 76, a Korean survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, bows in thanks to his supporters June 1 after the Osaka District Court ordered the Osaka prefectural government to pay some 170,000 yen to him in compensation for stopping his medical allowances after he left Japan for home.