Japan's Top Court Orders Government to Pay Damages Over Forced Sterilization

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English - July 04, 2024 21:00 - 6 minutes - 12.1 MB
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Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday awarded damages to victims of forced sterilizations conducted under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.

Handing down a unified ruling on five related damages suits, the top court’s Grand Bench, presided over by Chief Justice Saburo Tokura, decided not to apply the 20-year statute of limitations for damages claims, a focal point of the case. It effectively handed total victory to the plaintiffs.

Episode Notes:

‘Japan Top Court Orders Damages for Forced Sterilizations’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/07/03/japan-top-court-orders-damages-for-forced-sterilizations/

‘Japan top court orders government to pay damages over forced sterilization’ (Kyodo):

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/07/a016e40a84d3-update1-japan-top-court-orders-govt-to-pay-damages-over-forced-sterilization.html

‘(Update) Japan Forced Sterilization Ruling: Japan Govt “will promptly pay compensation based on the ruling,” says Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/07/03/update-japan-forced-sterilization-ruling-japan-govt-will-promptly-pay-compensation-based-on-the-ruling-says-chief-cabinet-secretary-yoshimasa-hayashi/