National / Crime & Legal Feb 13, 2017

Suit opens in Tokyo court over cervical cancer vaccine side effects

by Mizuho Aoki

Twenty-eight girls and women suffering what they say are side effects from cervical cancer vaccines that were recommended by the government demanded compensation from the state and drugmakers Monday as their trial opened at the Tokyo District Court. The plaintiffs, ranging in age from 15 ...

National / Crime & Legal Oct 24, 2016

Lawsuit over cervical cancer vaccines to drag on as health ministry fights on

A lawsuit filed by 63 women nationwide who say they were damaged by human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines that were approved to prevent cervical cancer is unlikely to be settled soon. The women, aged 15 to 22, sued the government and manufacturers of the HPV vaccines ...