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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.

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Health minister, ex-leprosy patients agree to settle

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (R) shakes hands with Kazumi Sogano, who heads a group of former leprosy patients and their bereaved families, at his ministry Jan. 28 in Tokyo after signing an agreement. The accord calls on the government to pay compensation to former patients and the families of deceased patients. The settlement is expected to be officially reached at the court Jan. 30.

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Gov't, ex-leprosy patients agree on settlement

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Accompanied by attorneys, former leprosy patients walk into the Kumamoto District Court on Dec. 27 for talks with lawyers representing the government. The government agreed to reach an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiffs.

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Gov't not to appeal ruling over ex-leprosy patients

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) shakes hands with representatives of former leprosy patients at his official residence in Tokyo on May 23. After meeting with a group of former leprosy patients, Koizumi said the government will not appeal a landmark court ruling ordering the state to compensate them for forcing them into isolation for treatment.

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Ex-leprosy patients demand gov't not appeal ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Former leprosy patients and their supporters continue a sit-in near the Diet building in Tokyo on May 22 to demand the government not appeal a landmark ruling issued May 11 by the Kumamoto District Court ordering the state to pay compensation for forcing them into isolation under the 1953 Leprosy Prevention Law.

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900 ex-leprosy patients file another suit against state

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Former leprosy patients and their supporters hold a rally in front of the Kumamoto District Court building on May 21 before filing a lawsuit with the court against the state. About 900 former leprosy patients across the nation are filing the suit against the state, demanding 115 million yen each in compensation for being forced into isolation to undergo treatment for the disease. The suit brings the number of plaintiffs suing the state at district courts in Kumamoto, Okayama and Tokyo in connection with the case to about 1,700.

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State ordered to pay 1.8 bil. yen to ex-leprosy patients

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Lawyers for former leprosy patients hold a banner in front of the Kumamoto District Court in Kumamoto on May 11 informing the patients of their court victory announced the same day. The 127 plaintiffs claimed the state violated their human rights by forcing them into isolation while undergoing treatment for the disease. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, ordering the state to pay them 1.82 billion yen in compensation.

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27 more ex-leprosy patients sue state for damages

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Twenty-seven former leprosy patients walk into the Kumamoto District Court on May 10 to join a damages suit against the state for alleged violations of human rights that occurred because of the now-defunct Leprosy Prevention Law.

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Health minister, ex-leprosy patients agree to settle

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (R) shakes hands with Kazumi Sogano, who heads a group of former leprosy patients and their bereaved families, at his ministry Jan. 28 in Tokyo after signing an agreement. The accord calls on the government to pay compensation to former patients and the families of deceased patients. The settlement is expected to be officially reached at the court Jan. 30.

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Gov't, ex-leprosy patients agree on settlement

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Accompanied by attorneys, former leprosy patients walk into the Kumamoto District Court on Dec. 27 for talks with lawyers representing the government. The government agreed to reach an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiffs.

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Top court apologizes to ex-leprosy patients over segregation

Yukihiko Imasaki (R), secretary general of the Supreme Court, offers an apology on April 25, 2016, in Tokyo to former leprosy patients over the past practice of trying them outside of standard courtrooms due to unfounded fears of infection. At a press conference, Imasaki acknowledged that the procedure taken was unlawful. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court apologizes to ex-leprosy patients over segregation

Yukihiko Imasaki, secretary general of the Supreme Court, offers an apology on April 25, 2016, in Tokyo to former leprosy patients over the past practice of trying them outside of standard courtrooms due to unfounded fears of infection. At a press conference, Imasaki acknowledged that the procedure taken was unlawful. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court apologizes to ex-leprosy patients over segregation

Yukihiko Imasaki (R), secretary general of the Supreme Court, offers an apology on April 25, 2016, in Tokyo to former leprosy patients over the past practice of trying them outside of standard courtrooms due to unfounded fears of infection. At a press conference, Imasaki acknowledged that the procedure taken was unlawful. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hotel closes after controversy over rejecting ex-leprosy patient

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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Gov't not to appeal ruling over ex-leprosy patients

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) shakes hands with representatives of former leprosy patients at his official residence in Tokyo on May 23. After meeting with a group of former leprosy patients, Koizumi said the government will not appeal a landmark court ruling ordering the state to compensate them for forcing them into isolation for treatment.

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Ex-leprosy patients demand gov't not appeal ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Former leprosy patients and their supporters continue a sit-in near the Diet building in Tokyo on May 22 to demand the government not appeal a landmark ruling issued May 11 by the Kumamoto District Court ordering the state to pay compensation for forcing them into isolation under the 1953 Leprosy Prevention Law.

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900 ex-leprosy patients file another suit against state

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Former leprosy patients and their supporters hold a rally in front of the Kumamoto District Court building on May 21 before filing a lawsuit with the court against the state. About 900 former leprosy patients across the nation are filing the suit against the state, demanding 115 million yen each in compensation for being forced into isolation to undergo treatment for the disease. The suit brings the number of plaintiffs suing the state at district courts in Kumamoto, Okayama and Tokyo in connection with the case to about 1,700.

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27 more ex-leprosy patients sue state for damages

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Twenty-seven former leprosy patients walk into the Kumamoto District Court on May 10 to join a damages suit against the state for alleged violations of human rights that occurred because of the now-defunct Leprosy Prevention Law.