*A warning, for the first minute or so of this podcast, due to technical difficulties the sound is quite loud, those listening may want to turn down the volume.
KUMAMOTO – A southwestern Japan court ordered the national government on Monday to pay a total of 22 million yen in damages over the forced sterilization of two people under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.
Kumamoto District Court, presided over by Judge Yuichiro Nakatsuji, found that the law was unconstitutional, and denied the application to the case of the 20-year statute of limitations on compensation claims.
Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/01/23/kumamoto-court-orders-national-japanese-government-to-pay-damages-over-forced-sterilization/
