Victims of forced sterilisation in Japan to receive compensation and apology

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About 16,500 people were targeted by law that aimed to stop the birth of children described as ‘inferior’

Thousands of victims of forced sterilisation in Japan will finally be offered compensation for their suffering under a now-defunct eugenics law.

 

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How could they do this. Terribly sad and painful.

These reparations do not go anywhere near far enough.

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Reparations.

What about the Japanese occupation war victims in south east Asia The murders, rape & torture of countless women & men by Japanese soldiers ! justice japan torture murders AbeShinzo UN

...so... are they gonna stop then? Answer: No.

That’s not enough to make up for the pain. It might help a little but this is horrible and no amount of “compensation and an apology” will erase away the pain.

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