Woman picks flowers on field left untrimmed during relocation

Woman picks flowers on field left untrimmed during relocation

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Takeko Takeuchi, 62, gathers flowers in an unattended field in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2009. The field would have been submerged had the Yamba Dam been constructed as planned. She says she was too busy to take care of the field, moving to a relocation site before the new administration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged to cancel the costly dam project.

High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages suit

High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages suit

TOKYO, Japan - Rumiko Nishida (C) and Noriko Suzuki (R) hold a press conference after their damages suit was dismissed by the Tokyo High Court on June 21. Along with Takeko Fujii, they filed the suit, arguing that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II.

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Takeko Fujii (R) and Noriko Suzuki look disappointed at a press conference following rejection by the Tokyo District Court of their 60 million yen damages suit against the state on Feb. 15. Joined by another woman, they argued that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II.

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Takeko Fujii (R) and Noriko Suzuki (C) walk into the Tokyo District Court with their supporters to listen to a ruling on their 60 million yen damages suit against the state. Joined by another woman, they argued that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II.

3 Japanese women left behind in China at end of WWII sue gov't

3 Japanese women left behind in China at end of WWII sue gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Suzuki (R) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 7 after filing a suit against the Japanese government demanding 20 million yen each in compensation with two other women, Rumiko Nishida and Takeko Fujii. It is the first time for war-displaced Japanese to sue the state for alleged failure to protect its people during and after the war.

3 Japanese women left behind in China at end of WWII sue gov't

3 Japanese women left behind in China at end of WWII sue gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Suzuki (R) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 7 after filing a suit against the Japanese government demanding 20 million yen each in compensation with two other women, Rumiko Nishida and Takeko Fujii. It is the first time for war-displaced Japanese to sue the state for alleged failure to protect its people during and after the war.

High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages s

High Court rejects appeal by war-displaced Japanese in damages s

TOKYO, Japan - Rumiko Nishida (C) and Noriko Suzuki (R) hold a press conference after their damages suit was dismissed by the Tokyo High Court on June 21. Along with Takeko Fujii, they filed the suit, arguing that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II. (Kyodo)

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Takeko Fujii (R) and Noriko Suzuki (C) walk into the Tokyo District Court with their supporters to listen to a ruling on their 60 million yen damages suit against the state. Joined by another woman, they argued that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II. (Kyodo)

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

Court rejects damages suit by war-displaced Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Takeko Fujii (R) and Noriko Suzuki look disappointed at a press conference following rejection by the Tokyo District Court of their 60 million yen damages suit against the state on Feb. 15. Joined by another woman, they argued that the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from China after World War II. (Kyodo)

Woman picks flowers on field left untrimmed during relocation

Woman picks flowers on field left untrimmed during relocation

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Takeko Takeuchi, 62, gathers flowers in an unattended field in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2009. The field would have been submerged had the Yamba Dam been constructed as planned. She says she was too busy to take care of the field, moving to a relocation site before the new administration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged to cancel the costly dam project. (Kyodo)