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Lawyers urge state not to appeal verdict

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Mitsuhide Yahiro, representing lawyers for Kumamoto plaintiffs, speak at a news conference after the Kumamoto District Court ruled on their damages suit May 11. He urged the state not to appeal the verdict and instead take measures promptly to help the plaintiffs restore their honor.

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Compensation issue for leprosy patients' kin

Mitsuhide Yahiro, who jointly represents a group of family members of former leprosy patients who filed a lawsuit to seek compensation from the state for their suffering under the government's now defunct segregation policy, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 12, 2019, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered an apology to them. Abe said earlier in the week the government will not appeal a recent court ruling in Kumamoto awarding damages to former leprosy patients' kin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lawyers urge state not to appeal verdict

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Mitsuhide Yahiro, representing lawyers for Kumamoto plaintiffs, speak at a news conference after the Kumamoto District Court ruled on their damages suit May 11. He urged the state not to appeal the verdict and instead take measures promptly to help the plaintiffs restore their honor.