The ruling brings to an end a decades-long fight for justice by victims who were forcibly sterilised.
  • @[email protected]OPEnglish
    29•5 months ago
    • One of the government’s justification for the practice was “It was lawful at the time”. Now the Supreme Court ruled the law was never constitutional.
    • The Supreme Court also decided that “statute of limitations” does not apply so plaintiffs can still seek compensation.

    Japanese source

    • Flying SquidMEnglish
      20•5 months ago

      “It was lawful at the time”.

      Curious if they would apply this excuse to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•5 months ago

          On the one hand, they got the Marshall plan, on the other hand, I’m sure they got off light themselves.

      • @Noodle07English
        4•5 months ago

        They got flattened at the time

      • @Stamau123English
        2•5 months ago

        “I wonder, what would the City Fathers of Hiroshima say?”

        • Flying SquidMEnglish
          1•5 months ago

          I was thinking the Japanese Supreme Court.

          • @Stamau123English
            3•5 months ago

            It was a starship troopers reference