Japanese to compensate victims of forced sterilization
By Elaine Lies
TOKYO, April 24 (Reuters) - Japan on Wednesday passed a law compensating tens of thousands of people who were sterilized, often without their consent, under a government program to prevent the birth of "inferior descendants" that remained in effect until 1996.
Many of the victims were physically or cognitively disabled, and others suffered from mental illness, leprosy - now a curable affliction known as Hansen's disease - or simply had behavioral problems.
The law, which states that "we seriously reflect and deeply apologize," promises to pay each victim, many of whom were in their teens or younger when operated upon, 3.2 million yen ($29,000) in compensation.
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I don't know what the situation is right on this day; but it's been reported for some time, on Japan's dwindling and graying population. Maybe they shot themselves in the foot when they had these measures.
I think they did the above from right after the war, from about 1948 to 1997.
