Three more people sued the state on Thursday for damages over past sterilizations and an abortion alleged to have been forcibly carried out under the now-defunct eugenics protection law.
A married couple in Hokkaido Prefecture and a man in Kumamoto Prefecture filed the lawsuits at their respective district courts, seeking a total of ¥44 million in damages. They claim that conducting sterilizations without their consent or against their will was unconstitutional, and that the government has failed to provide relief measures.
The total number of plaintiffs in sterilization lawsuits filed against the government since January has now increased to seven.