Of the 44 plaintiffs who claimed to have been exposed to radiation, only 15 were recognized as victims… 29 were dismissed
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, and other newspapers reported on the 10th that in a lawsuit filed by 44 people who suffered damage from the U.S. military’s atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan during the Pacific War, demanding that the Nagasaki Prefecture and Nagasaki City be issued with health handbooks for atomic bomb survivors, a ruling was handed down for the first time acknowledging atomic bombing damage to some of the victims.
The Nagasaki District Court (district court) panel acknowledged the previous day that “black rain” containing radioactive material had fallen in the eastern part of Nagasaki City, outside the state-designated relief area, and recognized 15 people as victims of the atomic bomb, ordering the issuance of notebooks. However, the panel dismissed lawsuits filed by 29 people in areas other than the eastern part.
In order to provide relief to victims of the atomic bomb at a national level, the Japanese government is providing free medical support for victims of the atomic bomb in an oval-shaped area approximately 12 km north to south and 7 km east to west from the hypocenter of the bombing in Nagasaki City by issuing them a health handbook.
This is the first judicial decision that recognizes residents who were hit by the so-called “black rain” from the Nagasaki atomic bomb as victims of the bombing. The Hiroshima High Court (High Court) confirmed the ruling in 2021 that recognizes plaintiffs who were hit by the “black rain” outside the relief area of the Hiroshima atomic bombing as victims of the bombing, and the Japanese government began providing relief based on new standards starting in 2022.
In this ruling, the Nagasaki District Court acknowledged that black rain fell on three villages in the eastern part of the city where the 15 plaintiffs were located on August 9, 1945, the day the atomic bomb was dropped, based on testimony from Nagasaki Prefecture and Nagasaki City, etc. The court ruled that “there is a high possibility that radioactive material fell” on the three villages located downwind of the east of the epicenter. The fact that plutonium derived from the atomic bomb was detected around the three villages also influenced the court’s decision.
However, the court ruled that there was no evidence to support the claim that radioactive material had fallen in the areas where the other 29 people were, and that the illnesses that occurred could have been caused by factors other than radiation.
Regarding this ruling, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Japanese government spokesperson, said at a press conference on the 9th, “After the relevant ministries and agencies have thoroughly reviewed the contents of the ruling, we will consult with Nagasaki Prefecture and Nagasaki City to respond appropriately.”
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2024-09-10 19:01:39