Hoping to turn Japan's tobacco industry on its head, seven sufferers from tobacco-related illnesses and their lawyers filed a lawsuit against Japan Tobacco Inc. and the government Friday at Tokyo District Court.
The plaintiffs are requesting 70 million yen in compensation for health damages they allegedly suffered from smoking cigarettes sold by Japan Tobacco.
The petition lists four other demands:
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