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LEPROSY

Lawyers representing families of former leprosy patients seeking damages from the state hold up signs in front of the Kumamoto District Court in June 2019 after winning the case.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 5, 2024
35% in Japan prejudiced against ex-leprosy patients: survey
The health ministry will consider necessary measures given the survey results.
Koichi Kondo plays the harmonica. Playing harmonica was like life itself for members of the Bluebird Band, according to his words.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Mar 4, 2024
Harmonica melodies of Hansen's disease patients live on
A band featuring the instrument was founded in 1953, at a time when prejudice against the disease was still strong
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 5, 2023
Bridge marks 35 years connecting island isolated under past leprosy policy
The Oku-Nagashima Bridge in Okayama Prefecture has become a symbol of acknowledgement that the segregation policy, under which patients suffered for decades from discrimination, was wrong.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2022
Human rights violations confirmed at leprosy sanatorium
According to the report, 1,674 residents died in the facility between 1938 and 1998, and autopsies were performed on 1,184 of them, about 70% of the total.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2021
Kin of leprosy patients in South Korea to seek compensation from Japan
About 60 family members will file applications after suffering discrimination and prejudice under Japan's decadeslong policy of isolating leprosy patients, sources said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 18, 2020
Can Japan's laws adapt to pandemic-era privacy needs?
Identity-based discrimination is a part of Japanese law, but could our own experiences with the new coronavirus become part of our identity?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 14, 2020
Hansen's discrimination proving tough to stamp out despite legislation
Last year, the government enacted legislation to compensate families of former Hansen's disease patients for the suffering they endured as relatives of a group that was the target of discrimination in the 20th century. Former patients themselves were compensated by the government in 2001 and, later, 541 relatives sued the government, for recognition of their own hardship, in Kumamoto District Court, which found in their favor in June last year. The government decided not to appeal, thus paving the way for the legislation. Anyone acknowledged by the government as being a parent, child, spouse, sibling or, in some cases, in-law of a Hansen's disease patient qualifies for compensation, even if they did not participate in the lawsuit. 
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2020
Past special courts in Japan for leprosy patients ruled unconstitutional
A court in Kumamoto on Wednesday ruled for the first time that special trials for segregated leprosy patients set up outside of standard courtrooms in the past were unconstitutional, but the court rejected a demand for damages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 19, 2020
Separated at birth, Hansen's disease victims detail fallout from defunct segregation policies
Rosita Harum said it was "the most precious moment" of her life when she was reunited with her father, a former leprosy patient, after they were separated for 61 years by a Malaysian policy that quarantined people with the disease.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 27, 2019
Japan's government urged to do more to fight discrimination over leprosy
During a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, relatives of former leprosy patients called on the government to continue efforts to combat discrimination following the recent enactment of a law for compensation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2019
Law enabling compensation for families of leprosy sufferers passes uncontested in Japan's Upper House
The law allows compensation payments of up to u00a51.8 million to family members of people with leprosy who experienced discrimination and prejudice under Japan's former segregation policy.
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2019
Relief on the way for kin of Hansen's disease patients
Only when a correct understanding of the disease has been established through various efforts will the dignity and human rights of the former Hansen's disease patients and their relatives be fully restored.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2019
Japan lawmakers sign off on plan to compensate families of former leprosy patients
A group of Japanese lawmakers on Thursday approved a plan to compensate family members of former leprosy patients with payments of up to ¥1.8 million each.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2019
Japanese lawmakers agree on payments to kin of former leprosy patients
A nonpartisan group of lawmakers reached a broad agreement on Wednesday to offer family members of former leprosy patients up to ¥1.8 million in compensation per person.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2019
Abe apologizes to kin of former leprosy patients over past segregation policy
The apology came after the government chose not to appeal a court decision ordering the state to pay about u00a5376 million in damages to family members of leprosy patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2019
Abe offers 'heartfelt apology' to kin of leprosy patients who suffered due to Japan's segregation policy
The prime minister confirmed the “severe prejudice and discrimination” they endured as relatives of Hansen's disease patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2019
In 'rare' move, Abe says government won't appeal damages awarded to leprosy patients' kin
“We must not prolong the hardship of family members who have gone through something indescribable,” Abe said in announcing the decision.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2019
The damage done to kin of Hansen's disease patients
The government needs to listen to what patients' relatives have gone through and explore what can be done to make up for the damage done.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2019
Court orders Japan government to pay ¥370 million to leprosy patients' kin for discrimination
The ruling by the Kumamoto District Court is the first to compensate for discrimination suffered by relatives of people who had Hansen's disease.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2018
Lawsuits over Japan's past forced sterilizations prompt ruling bloc to consider compensation ahead of court rulings
The decision reflects the parties' consensus that there must be redress soon for the victims, who are advanced in age, without waiting for court decisions.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
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Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
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