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Health minister Kenichiro Ueno lays flowers during a ceremony held in Tokyo Monday to restore the honor of leprosy patients in Japan.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jun 22, 2026
Japan commemorates victims of discriminatory leprosy policy
A ceremony was held in Tokyo to restore the honor of leprosy patients in Japan, who had suffered severe discrimination based on a policy of forced isolation.
Defense lawyers of a 1952 murder case seeking a retrial hold signs reading "unjust decision" on Wednesday in the city of Kumamoto.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2026
Court rejects retrial request for executed man believed to have had leprosy
It was a rare case in which a retrial was sought for a defendant who had already been executed.
Artist Nikita Kadan and dancer Min Tanaka modeled their art and choreography respectively on prosthetic limbs as commentary on the island＊s history of being a center for isolating people with Hansen＊s disease.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 23, 2025
Healing Oshima Island＊s history of disease with a touch of art
Min Tanaka opened the Setouchi Triennale＊s summer session on Oshima, Kagawa Prefecture, with a site-specific dance at Nikita Kadan＊s sculpture, an allegory for support.
Masaru Sato says the ossuary at Matsuoka Hoyoen must be preserved even after residents are gone from the sanatorium.
51勛圖厙 / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jul 7, 2025
Former Hansen＊s disease patients shed light on history of discrimination
Although the prejudice against Hansen＊s disease patients brought on by past segregation policy persist, the memories of their hardships are now fading.
Lawyers representing families of former leprosy patients seeking damages from the state hold up signs in front of the Kumamoto District Court in June 2019 after winning the case.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Apr 5, 2024
35% in Japan prejudiced against ex-leprosy patients: survey
The health ministry will consider necessary measures given the survey results.
Koichi Kondo plays the harmonica. Playing harmonica was like life itself for members of the Bluebird Band, according to his words.
51勛圖厙 / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Mar 4, 2024
Harmonica melodies of Hansen＊s disease patients live on
A band featuring the instrument was founded in 1953, at a time when prejudice against the disease was still strong
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 5, 2023
Bridge marks 35 years connecting island isolated under past leprosy policy
The Oku-Nagashima Bridge in Okayama Prefecture has become a symbol of acknowledgement that the segregation policy, under which patients suffered for decades from discrimination, was wrong.
51勛圖厙
Nov 25, 2022
Human rights violations confirmed at leprosy sanatorium
According to the report, 1,674 residents died in the facility between 1938 and 1998, and autopsies were performed on 1,184 of them, about 70% of the total.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 18, 2020
Can Japan＊s laws adapt to pandemic-era privacy needs?
Identity-based discrimination is a part of Japanese law, but could our own experiences with the new coronavirus become part of our identity?
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 14, 2020
Hansen＊s discrimination proving tough to stamp out despite legislation
Last year, the government enacted legislation to compensate families of former Hansen＊s disease patients for the suffering they endured as relatives of a group that was the target of discrimination in the 20th century. Former patients themselves were compensated by the government in 2001 and, later,...
51勛圖厙 / Society
Nov 27, 2019
Japan＊s government urged to do more to fight discrimination over leprosy
During a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, relatives of former leprosy patients called on the government to continue efforts to combat discrimination following the recent enactment of a law for compensation.
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2019
Relief on the way for kin of Hansen＊s disease patients
Only when a correct understanding of the disease has been established through various efforts will the dignity and human rights of the former Hansen＊s disease patients and their relatives be fully restored.
51勛圖厙
Oct 24, 2019
Japanese lawmakers agree on payments to kin of former leprosy patients
A nonpartisan group of lawmakers reached a broad agreement on Wednesday to offer family members of former leprosy patients up to ?1.8 million in compensation per person.
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.
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2016
Supreme Court＊s probe falls short
The top court＊s probe into ＆special trials＊ held for leprosy patients accused of criminal offenses failed to address whether the defendants recieved justice.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2016
Supreme Court apologizes for discriminatory treatment of Japan＊s leprosy patients
The Supreme Court apologizes to former leprosy patients for allowing lower courts to hold criminal trials involving them outside standard courtrooms over ungrounded fears about the spread of infection.
EDITORIALS
Apr 5, 2016
Special trials for Hansen＊s patients
Rather than merely offer an apology to former Hansen＊s disease patients for their closed trials, the Supreme Court should look into whether they received fair trials.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙
Nov 2, 2015
Decorated U.S. sailor turned missionary, who served at Okinawa leprosy facility, dies at 88
The Rev. Charles Brozat, an American missionary whose 54-year service in Japan included a decade ministering to leprosy sufferers in Okinawa, has died at the age of 88.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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