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Israeli Arms Stands Closed At Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Israeli company during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, near Paris on June 16, 2025. France blocked access to the stands of five Israeli arms manufacturers at the Paris Air show for displaying "offensive weapons", according to a French government source. The stands were blocked off by black tarps for showing "offensive weapons", including those used in Gaza, which allegedly violated terms made with Israel, said the source. The Israeli government condemned the "scandalous" decision in a statement, calling it a form of "segregation" against the Israeli companies. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Arms Stands Closed At Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Israeli company during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, near Paris on June 16, 2025. France blocked access to the stands of five Israeli arms manufacturers at the Paris Air show for displaying "offensive weapons", according to a French government source. The stands were blocked off by black tarps for showing "offensive weapons", including those used in Gaza, which allegedly violated terms made with Israel, said the source. The Israeli government condemned the "scandalous" decision in a statement, calling it a form of "segregation" against the Israeli companies. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Gov't, leprosy patients sign basic redress accord

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (L) shakes hands with Kazumi Sogano, representaive of current and former leprosy patients, at the health ministry in Tokyo on July 23 after signing a basic accord under which the government will compensate them for past forced segregation. The accord paved the way for the state to pay 30 billion yen in redress to some 2,000 patients who have sued the state in the Kumamoto, Okayama and Tokyo district courts since 1998.

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Diet OKs leprosy-compensation bill

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (front) bows to members of the House of Councillors after the upper house on June 15 enacted a bill to compensate former and current leprosy patients who suffered under the government's segregation policy.

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Minister apologizes to leprosy patients for segregation

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (2nd from L) meets some 20 former leprosy patients at his office in Tokyo on June 14. Sakaguchi apologized for the Diet's failure to promptly abrogate legislation that segregated them from society for decades.

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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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Okinawa sanatorium for leprosy patients builds exhibition hall

A replica segregation hut where leprosy patients were forced to live is among exhibits at a new hall opened on March 26, 2015, at Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium, a national facility for Hansen's disease patients, in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The hall is designed to showcase the history of the disease. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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PM Abe apologizes to kin of former leprosy patients

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Nobuko Harada, part of 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, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 24, 2019, after he apologized to the plaintiffs for their pain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe apologizes to kin of former leprosy patients

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Chikara Hayashi, leader of 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, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 24, 2019, after he apologized to the plaintiffs for their pain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe apologizes to kin of former leprosy patients

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) apologizes to family members of former leprosy patients who suffered under the government's segregation policy of the past. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Compensation issue for leprosy patients' kin

Harumi Oku, part of 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, meets the press 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 against a recent court ruling in Kumamoto awarding damages to former leprosy patients' kin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Compensation issue for leprosy patients' kin

Chikara Hayashi, the 94-year-old leader of 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, meets the press 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 against a recent court ruling in Kumamoto awarding damages to former leprosy patients' kin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Lawyers hold a banner reading "Victory" in front of the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, as the court orders the government to compensate the families of former leprosy patients who also suffered discrimination due to its decades-long segregation policy. It was the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Plaintiffs and supporters gather in front of the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, ahead of a ruling on a lawsuit filed by 561 family members of leprosy sufferers seeking damages for discrimination suffered under the government's segregation policy. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Plaintiffs and supporters gather in front of the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, ahead of a ruling on a lawsuit filed by 561 family members of leprosy sufferers seeking damages for discrimination suffered under the government's segregation policy. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Supporters of family members of former leprosy patients celebrate in front of the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, as the court orders the government to compensate the families for discrimination suffered due to its decades-long segregation policy. It was the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Lawyers hold a banner reading "Victory" in front of the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, as the court orders the government to compensate the families of former leprosy patients who also suffered discrimination due to its decades-long segregation policy. It was the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Supporters of family members of former leprosy patients celebrate in front of the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, as the court orders the government to compensate the families for discrimination suffered due to its decades-long segregation policy. It was the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Plaintiffs and supporters head to the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, before a ruling on a lawsuit filed by 561 family members of leprosy sufferers seeking damages for discrimination suffered under the government's segregation policy. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Lawyers hold a banner reading "Victory" in front of the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, as the court orders the government to compensate the families of former leprosy patients who also suffered discrimination due to its decades-long segregation policy. It was the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Lawyers hold a banner reading "Victory" in front of the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan on June 28, 2019, as the court orders the government to compensate the families of former leprosy patients who also suffered discrimination due to its decades-long segregation policy. It was the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over leprosy discrimination

Photo taken June 28, 2019, shows the Kumamoto District Court in southwestern Japan. Later in the day, the court ordered the state to pay damages to family members of leprosy patients for discrimination suffered under the government's segregation policy, the first ruling awarding compensation to relatives of leprosy sufferers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't, leprosy patients sign basic redress accord

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (L) shakes hands with Kazumi Sogano, representaive of current and former leprosy patients, at the health ministry in Tokyo on July 23 after signing a basic accord under which the government will compensate them for past forced segregation. The accord paved the way for the state to pay 30 billion yen in redress to some 2,000 patients who have sued the state in the Kumamoto, Okayama and Tokyo district courts since 1998.

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Diet OKs leprosy-compensation bill

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (front) bows to members of the House of Councillors after the upper house on June 15 enacted a bill to compensate former and current leprosy patients who suffered under the government's segregation policy.

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Minister apologizes to leprosy patients for segregation

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (2nd from L) meets some 20 former leprosy patients at his office in Tokyo on June 14. Sakaguchi apologized for the Diet's failure to promptly abrogate legislation that segregated them from society for decades.