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EUGENIC PROTECTION LAW

Plaintiffs in a series of lawsuits over forced sterilization and their lawyers hold banners that read "victory ruling," after the Supreme Court ruled in their favor in Tokyo on July 3.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 10, 2024
Amid discrimination, Japan's eugenics missteps could be repeated, expert warns
After a landmark ruling that finally declared Japan's defunct eugenics law unconstitutional, some may ask how Japanese society openly endorsed eugenics.
An 81-year-old man using the pseudonym Saburo Kita speaks during a hearing of plaintiffs in lawsuits over forced sterilizations, held by a cross-party group of lawmakers in the parliament building on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 10, 2024
Japanese lawmaker group hears from forced sterilization victims
Three people, including two plaintiffs who underwent forced sterilizations, attended the hearing by the cross-party group.
Plaintiffs of a series of lawsuits on forced sterilization and their lawyers hold banners saying "victory ruling" after the Supreme Court ruled in their favor in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2024
Japan's top court orders compensation for forced sterilization victims
The landmark ruling was made on the basis that the now-defunct eugenics law was unconstitutional.
Hanako and Taro Nomura, who are suing the government over forced sterilization, show their late daughter's birth register issued by a temple, in their living room in a city in Osaka Prefecture. For years, the couple wondered why they could not conceive after the death of their firstborn.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2024
Seeking justice, deaf couple confronts issue of forced sterilization
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will rule on lawsuits against the government filed by the Nomuras and others who were sterilized under a now-defunct eugenics law.
Plaintiffs and lawyers march to the Supreme Court to attend a hearing on lawsuits against the government over forced sterilization carried out under a now-defunct eugenic law, on Wednesday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2024
Victims of forced sterilization speak of their suffering at Supreme Court
They are seeking compensation from the government over their forced sterilization due to their disabilities under a now-defunct eugenic law.
People involved in an appeal trial over forced sterilization head to the Osaka High Court in February 2022.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2024
Japan's top court to take measures for disabled plaintiffs
It will be the first time for the top court to implement measures for disabled people on a large scale.
Plaintiffs filing damages lawsuits over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law head to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2023
Grand Bench of top court to rule on forced sterilization damages
Five district courts have found the old law to be unconstitutional, but all rejected damages claims citing the statute of limitations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2023
Japan tries to turn page on eugenics policies, but related ideas persist
A 1,400-page report by parliament on forced sterilizations of people with disabilities sets out Japan's grim history with eugenics, but experts say the matter is far from closed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2023
Some duped into sterilization surgery under eugenics law, parliament report says
Under a now-defunct eugenics law, 65% of sterilization procedures were carried out without consent and some were led to believe they were being treated for an illness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2023
Japanese high court rejects appeal for damages over forced sterilization
The two plaintiffs in Miyagi Prefecture had sought a total of ¥71.5 million, arguing that the law deprived them of self-determination with regard to giving birth and raising children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2023
Japanese court orders government to pay damages over forced sterilization
The Shizuoka District Court found the defunct 1948 law was unconstitutional and awarded ¥16.5 million to the plaintiff, who claimed she underwent sterilization surgery in 1970.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2023
Japanese court orders government to pay damages over forced sterilization
One complainant in the sterilization suit said he was diagnosed with osteoarthritis as a child and was forced to have his testicles removed without his consent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2022
Japanese government to face three new forced sterilization suits
The plaintiffs in the three cases are demanding that the government pay a total of u00a5158.7 million in damages.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2021
Sapporo court rules defunct eugenics law unconstitutional but denies damages
The ruling was the fourth in a series of lawsuits regarding the forced sterilization of people with intellectual disabilities filed with nine district courts and their branches across Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2020
Court rules Japan's eugenics law unconstitutional but rejects damages claim
One of the plaintiffs underwent sterilization surgery in 1974, when she was nine months pregnant, after being told the procedure was a Caesarian section. Her baby died.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2020
Woman sues Japan over forced sterilization under eugenics law
The plaintiff has argued that she endured significant mental distress and that the 1948 law was unconstitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2020
Tokyo court rejects damages suit by man in forced sterilization case
The court did not rule on whether the obsolete law that mandated the government to stop people with intellectual disabilities from reproducing was unconstitutional.
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
May 31, 2019
Plaintiffs appeal Sendai court's ruling denying damages for forced sterilization
Two women who underwent forced sterilization in Japan decades ago appealed Friday a district court ruling that denied their claim for damages despite determining that the country's now-defunct eugenics law was unconstitutional.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2019
Mixed ruling on eugenics victims
A Sendai court ruled that the constitutional rights of victims who were sterilized under the eugenics law were violated, but rejected their demand for redress because the statute of limitations had already expired.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
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