The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi
On the 27th, Japan's Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kenhisa Tamura said in response to the "Black Rain" lawsuit of the Hiroshima nuclear explosion that the government would qualify the victims who did not participate in the litigation and would provide them with relief measures.
According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on the 27th, after abandoning the appeal on the "black rain" lawsuit, the Japanese government decided to identify the victims of the nuclear explosion other than the 84 plaintiffs. "Whether [the victim] participates in the proceedings or does not participate in the proceedings, recognition and relief can be obtained, and [the government] will explore how to respond as soon as possible," the Japanese government said. ”
This means that the aid policy for victims of nuclear explosions has finally ushered in a comprehensive change in the 76 years after the end of World War II.
On July 26, 2021, local time, Tokyo, Japan, according to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, around the "black rain" lawsuit that fell shortly after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, following the first instance, the Hiroshima High Court also ordered the distribution of health manuals to all plaintiffs for nuclear explosion victims. Regarding this verdict, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on the 26th that he would abandon the appeal. People's Vision Diagram
According to reports, on the 27th and July 26th, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that the government abandoned the appeal of the "black rain" lawsuit. Previously, victims affected by the "black rain" filed a compensation lawsuit with the Japanese government. July 28 is the time limit for appeal in the case. After the first instance, the Hiroshima High Court ordered the defendant to issue a "Nuclear Explosion Victim Health Certificate" to all plaintiffs. This means that the identity of the plaintiff in the lawsuit as a "victim of nuclear explosion" is recognized.
On August 6 and 9, 1945, U.S. troops airdropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. Locals call the phenomenon of radioactive materials and dust, water vapor condensation and landing produced by nuclear explosions "black rain". Many Japanese people suffer from diseases caused by being drenched by the "black rain" or eating water and crops contaminated by the "black rain".
According to the length and area of the "black rain", the Japanese government divides the area of radioactive pollution of nuclear explosions into heavily polluted areas and lightly polluted areas, and only residents suffering from nuclear radiation diseases in heavily polluted areas can be identified as victims of nuclear explosions and enjoy the relevant treatment provided by the government.
In recent years, some people in the lightly polluted areas of Hiroshima have filed lawsuits with the Hiroshima District Court, demanding that the Hiroshima Prefecture and Hiroshima city governments identify the victims of the nuclear explosion and issue health manuals for the victims. The Japanese government has previously said that the identification of these people as victims "lacks reasonable grounds."
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