(2)Gov't loses court battle to ex-miners in Fukuoka

(2)Gov't loses court battle to ex-miners in Fukuoka

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who sued the government and Nittetsu Mining Co. seeking compensation for former coal miners who contracted pneumoconiosis, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27 after the Supreme Court upheld their claim for compensation.

(1)Gov't loses court battle to ex-miners in Fukuoka

(1)Gov't loses court battle to ex-miners in Fukuoka

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who sued the government and Nittetsu Mining Co. seeking compensation for former coal miners who contracted pneumoconiosis, bow to their supporters in appreciation at the Supreme Court in Tokyo on April 27. The court finalized a lower court ruling ordering the government and Nittetsu Mining to pay a total of 560 million yen in damages to 200 plaintiffs for former coal miners' sufferings, putting an end to the 19-year lawsuit.

(2)Gov't loses court battle to ex-miners in Fukuoka

(2)Gov't loses court battle to ex-miners in Fukuoka

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who sued the government and Nittetsu Mining Co. seeking compensation for former coal miners who contracted pneumoconiosis, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27 after the Supreme Court upheld their claim for compensation. (Kyodo)

(1)Gov't loses court battle to ex-miners in Fukuoka

(1)Gov't loses court battle to ex-miners in Fukuoka

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who sued the government and Nittetsu Mining Co. seeking compensation for former coal miners who contracted pneumoconiosis, bow to their supporters in appreciation at the Supreme Court in Tokyo on April 27. The court finalized a lower court ruling ordering the government and Nittetsu Mining to pay a total of 560 million yen in damages to 200 plaintiffs for former coal miners' sufferings, putting an end to the 19-year lawsuit. (Kyodo)