HIROSHIMA The Hiroshima District Court on Feb. 7 dismissed a lawsuit that children of hibakusha filed seeking government compensation over their exclusion from a medical relief law that provides benefits for survivors of the atomic bomb.
The 28 plaintiffs wanted to be included in the medical support available to survivors, but the court said the hereditary impact of radiation exposure is still unknown.
A Japanese court on Feb. 7 dismissed a damages suit filed by the children of some Hiroshima atomic bombing survivors seeking financial support from the central government.