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Crown princess visits leprosy sanatorium in western Japan

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (L) and her daughter Princess Kako stand at a stone monument for deceased patients during a visit to a national leprosy sanatorium on a Seto Inland Sea island in Takamatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Oct. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess visits leprosy sanatorium in western Japan

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her daughter Princess Kako (R) visit a national leprosy sanatorium on a Seto Inland Sea island in Takamatsu in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa on Oct. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-LEPROSY-REHABILITATION CENTER(CN)

(240128) -- GUANGZHOU, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A nurse measures blood pressure for a leprosy convalescent at the rehabilitation center in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Home sweet home for leprosy survivors" (Xinhua/Xu Hongyi)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-LEPROSY-REHABILITATION CENTER(CN)

(240128) -- GUANGZHOU, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A leprosy convalescent goes back to dormitory with food at the rehabilitation center in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Home sweet home for leprosy survivors" (Xinhua/Xu Hongyi)

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

Leper'sr are seenr inside the Sicanang Special Hospital for leprosy sufferers in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on July 03, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

A leper is seen in a wheelchair inside the Sicanang Special Hospital for leprosy sufferers in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on July 03, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

A leper is seen while praying during the hospitalization process at Sicanang Leprosy Special Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on February 25, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

Sicanang leprosy settlement in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on February 24, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

A leper was seen smoking cigarettes in the hospitalization process at Sicanang Leprosy Special Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on February 25, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

A leper is seen showing a multi-drug packaging during the hospitalization process at Sicanang Leprosy Special Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on July 03, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

A leper woman was seen caring with his daughter at the Sicanang leprosy settlement in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on February 24, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

One of the leprosy settlement residents, Tukino, 56, is seen with a prosthetic leg at a traffic intersection in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on October 22, 2020. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

A leper is seenr inside the Sicanang Special Hospital for leprosy sufferers in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on July 03, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

One of the leprosy settlement residents, Tukino, 56, is seen with a prosthetic leg at a traffic intersection in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on October 22, 2020. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

A leper is seen in a wheelchair inside the Sicanang Special Hospital for leprosy sufferers in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on July 03, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

One of the leprosy settlement residents, Tukino, 56, is seen with a prosthetic leg at a traffic intersection in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on October 22, 2020. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

Sicanang, a leprosy settlement in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, was impacted by tidal floods on July 3, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

Sicanang, a leprosy settlement in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, was impacted by tidal floods on July 3, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

On April 04, 2013. A child was seen within the leper community mass which took a protest against the stigma and neglect in the North Sumatra Governor's office in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on July 03, 2012. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Burden Of Leprosy In Indonesia

One of the leprosy settlement residents, Tukino, 56, is seen asking for alms at a traffic intersection in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on October 22, 2020. The World Health Organization has chosen "Beat Leprosy" as the theme for World Leprosy Day 2024. The goal is to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and promote the dignity of people affected by the disease. The commemoration aims to serve as a reminder of the need to address the social and psychological aspects of leprosy and the medical efforts to eliminate the disease. This call to action encourages the world to understand that leprosy is no longer a source of stigma, but rather an opportunity to demonstrate compassion and respect for all individuals. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese crown princess visits leprosy sanatorium

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko offers flowers at the charnel house of a national leprosy sanatorium in Koshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown princess visits leprosy sanatorium

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (front R) meets with residents of a national leprosy sanatorium in Koshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown princess visits leprosy sanatorium

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko offers flowers at the charnel house of a national leprosy sanatorium in Koshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Seminar on Hansen's disease in Vatican

Yohei Sasakawa (L), the goodwill ambassador for leprosy elimination for the World Health Organization and chairman of The Nippon Foundation, speaks at an international symposium on Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, in a Vatican auditorium on Jan. 23, 2023, where a message from Pope Francis was shared.

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Seminar on Hansen's disease in Vatican

Yohei Sasakawa, the goodwill ambassador for leprosy elimination for the World Health Organization and chairman of The Nippon Foundation, speaks at an international symposium on Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, in a Vatican auditorium on Jan. 23, 2023, where a message from Pope Francis was shared.

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Leprosy patient shows amputated leg in Morocco

CASABLANCA, Morocco - A leprosy patient shows his amputated leg on a bed at a medical facility in a Casablanca suburb in Morocco on Oct. 29, 2014. In the Middle East and North Africa, people with the disease, also known as Hansen's disease, continue to suffer from insufficient medical care and social discrimination.

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Leprosy patients sit on beds in Casablanca suburb

CASABLANCA, Morocco - Leprosy patients sit on beds at a medical facility in a Casablanca suburb in Morocco on Oct. 29, 2014. In the Middle East and North Africa, people with the disease, also known as Hansen's disease, continue to suffer from insufficient medical care and social discrimination.

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Leprosy patient at medical facility in Egypt

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - A male leprosy patient is seen at a medical facility in Alexandria, northern Egypt, on Nov. 16, 2014. In the Middle East and North Africa, people with the disease, also known as Hansen's disease, continue to suffer from insufficient medical care and social discrimination.

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Leprosy patients suffering in Mideast, Africa

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - A medical facility for leprosy patients stands in Alexandria, northern Egypt, on Nov. 16, 2014. In the Middle East and North Africa, people with the disease, also known as Hansen's disease, continue to suffer from insufficient medical care and social discrimination.

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Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco - Fumihiko Takayama, author of a biography of fellow Japanese author Tamio Hojo who died of leprosy at age 23 in 1937, attends an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease.

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Japan foundation chief addresses int'l meet on leprosy

RABAT, Morocco - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Japanese nonprofit philanthropic body Nippon Foundation, addresses an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease.

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Int'l symposium held on prejudice against leprosy

RABAT, Morocco - Participants attentively listen at an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease.

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Emperor, Empress visit sanatorium for leprosy sufferers

TOME, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers at the charnel house of a national sanatorium for leprosy sufferers in Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 22, 2014.

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Yuji Kodama, leprosy activist, dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows Yuji Kodama, a prominent fighter of discrimination against former leprosy patients, in a wheelchair in front of the health ministry in Tokyo. On May 11, 2014, Kodama died of lung cancer at a sanatorium in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture. He was 82.

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HR groups seek to end discrimination against leprosy

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa (C) and other human rights advocacy group members call for the elimination of discrimination and stigma against Hansen's disease patients in an appeal announced in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 27, 2014. Sasakawa is also the Japanese Government Goodwill Ambassador for the Human Rights of People Affected by Leprosy.

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Leprosy patient in Indonesia

SUMBERGLAGAH VILLAGE, Indonesia - This Nov. 23, 2013 photo shows Samsuning, 60, (front) one of the leprosy patients at a leprosy hospital in the village of Sumberglagah in Indonesia's East Java Province. The former singer of a Javanese traditional music group had to live in a shelter for people with leprosy for decades after being exiled from her family and community due to her disease.

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Leprosy patient in Indonesia

SUMBERGLAGAH VILLAGE, Indonesia - This Nov. 23, 2013 photo shows Sutarip, 23, a leprosy patient, sitting on his bed at a leprosy hospital in the village of Sumberglagah in Indonesia's East Java Province. His disease caused him to be exiled from his family and community, live in a forest for two years, and eat rat, cat and snake to survive. He was evacuated on Jan. 11, 2014.

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Poet To dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in April 2003 shows Kazuko To, a prize-winning poet and former leprosy sufferer, who died of acute respiratory failure at a sanatorium in Kagawa Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2013, at age 83. To, who developed leprosy in 1942, was isolated at the sanatorium even from family members and friends at the age of 14. She engaged in poetry writing from her late 20s and her poems written amid discrimination against leprosy sufferers were highly acclaimed.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko visit leprosy santoriums

GOTEMBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a leprosy sanatorium at Kamiyama Fukusei Hospital in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 24, 2010. The imperial couple also visited Suruga Sanatorium, a national sanatorium for leprosy, in the city.

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Leprosy patents still feeling unease about future

OKAYAMA, Japan - National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien is located on Nagashima Island in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture.

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Conference on empowerment of leprosy patients held in India

NEW DELHI, India - A Japan-supported conference on integration and empowerment of leprosy patients is held on Dec. 19 in New Delhi, bringing together more than 500 leprosy patients and cured people from all over India.

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Gov't to appeal ruling on damages for Taiwanese leprosy sufferers

TOKYO, Japan - Health minister Jiro Kawasaki speaks at a press conference at his office on Nov. 8 on a government decision to appeal a district court ruling that ordered the state to pay damages to a group of Taiwanese leprosy sufferers who had been segregated at a leprosarium during Japanese colonial rule. He said his ministry will ''swiftly consider about how to provide compensation for those who were at the leprosarium, apart from the trials.''

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Contradictory rulings on ex-Taiwan, S. Korean leprosy patients

TOKYO, Japan - Chang Gi Jin (R), an 84-year-old former South Korean leprosy patient, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25 after the Tokyo District Court rejected a lawsuit by 117 former South Korean leprosy patients seeking compensation from the Japanese government for segregation at a leprosarium in South Korea during Japanese colonial rule.

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Contradictory rulings on ex-Taiwan, S. Korean leprosy patients

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chen Shih-shih, an 82-year-old former Taiwanese leprosy patient, speaks at a press conference in Taipei on Oct. 25 after the Tokyo District Court upheld a lawsuit filed by 25 former Taiwanese leprosy patients seeking compensation from the Japanese government for segregation at a leprosarium in Taiwan during Japanese colonial rule.

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Contradictory rulings on ex-Taiwan, S. Korean leprosy patients

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwanese and South Korean leprosy patients arrive at the Tokyo District Court on Oct. 25 to hear the court's rulings on their lawsuits seeking compensation from the Japanese government for segregation at leprosariums in Taiwan and South Korea during Japan's colonial rule.

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Contradictory rulings on ex-Taiwan, S. Korean leprosy patients

TOKYO, Japan - A supporter for former Taiwanese leprosy patients holds up a banner saying ''winning lawsuit'' in front of the Tokyo District Court on Oct. 25 after the court upheld their lawsuit seeking compensation from the Japanese government for segregation at a leprosarium in Taiwan during Japan's colonial rule.

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Contradictory rulings on ex-Taiwan, S. Korean leprosy patients

TOKYO, Japan - A supporter for former South Korean leprosy patients holds up a banner saying ''unjust ruling'' in front of the Tokyo District Court on Oct. 25 after the court rejected their lawsuit seeking compensation from the Japanese government for segregation at a leprosarium in South Korea during Japan's colonial rule.

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Hotel closes after controversy over rejecting ex-leprosy patients

KUMAMOTO, Japan -Employees of Ai-Ladies Kyuden Kurokawa Onsen Hotel in Minamioguni, Kumamoto Prefecture, bid their farewell to departing guests on May 5. The hotel ended operations on the day following public criticism and legal punishment over its refusal to accept former leprosy patients as guests.

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S. Korean ex-leprosy patients seek compensation for quarantine

TOKYO, Japan - Kang U Sok (R), a representative of a group of 85 former leprosy patients in South Korea, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 25 after filing a request with the Japanese government for compensation for being forcibly put into sanitariums when Korea under Japanese colonial rule.

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Korean ex-leprosy patients seek redress for quarantine

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Lawyer Naoko Kunimune (2nd from R) hands applications with a health and welfare ministry official on behalf of 28 former leprosy patients in South Korea for compensation for being forcibly put in sanitariums when Korea was under the Japanese colonial rule.