Editorials Mar 19, 2019
Relief measures for the victims of forced sterilization should be promptly taken; their plight had already been left unattended for too long.
National Mar 14, 2019
Victims sterilized under Japan's eugenics law to get ¥3.2 million each under state redress plan
Ruling and opposition party lawmakers on Thursday decided on a bill to provide ¥3.2 million ($28,700) in state redress to every surviving victim of a state sterilization program that was conducted under a now-defunct 1948 eugenics law. The bill marks progress toward offering relief to ...
National / Crime & Legal Mar 1, 2019
Joint bill finalized to compensate those forcibly sterilized under Japan's defunct eugenics law
The bill, backed by the ruling and opposition camps, offers an apology and a lump-sum payment of at least ¥3 million to each victim.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 17, 2018
Two more sue Japan's government over forced sterilization under postwar eugenics law
Two men sued the state Monday for damages over their forced sterilization under a now-defunct eugenics protection law that mandated the prevention of people with intellectual disabilities from reproducing. The two men, now in their 70s and 80s, filed the lawsuits at the Sendai District ...
Editorials Dec 15, 2018
Lawmakers working on a relief measure for people forcefully sterilized should include a clear statement of government responsibility for a terrible policy.
National Jun 29, 2018
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.
National / Crime & Legal Jun 28, 2018
Seven plaintiffs have now filed sterilization lawsuits against the government since January.
Editorials Jun 9, 2018
The government should work harder at compensating victims of the Eugenic Protection Law, which remained on the books until 1996.
National / Crime & Legal May 17, 2018
Japan sued by 3 more plaintiffs over forced sterilizations under defunct eugenics law
One of the plaintiffs underwent surgery while living at a children’s home, despite not having been diagnosed with any disability or given any information about the procedure.
National / Crime & Legal Mar 28, 2018
Japanese government seeks dismissal of forced sterilization damages claim
The government demands the dismissal of a compensation claim filed by a woman in her 60s with intellectual disabilities over her forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.
National / Social Issues Mar 24, 2018
Japan's panels on forced sterilization skipped mandatory meetings in eight cases: documents
Documents have been found showing that review panels at three prefectural governments authorized the forced sterilization of people from the 1960s to the 1980s under the now-repealed Eugenic Protection Law without following proper procedure. Panels were required to hold meetings on each case before deciding ...
National / Social Issues Mar 6, 2018
Lawmakers weigh compensation for victims of forced sterilization under Japan's defunct eugenics law
by Tomohiro Osaki
The long-delayed step heralds a move toward redressing victims of the 1948 law, which wasn’t scrapped until 1996.