Koganei City's ordinance abolishing child recruitment for nursery schools is ''invalid,'' Tokyo District Court rules. The court rescinded the disposition and ordered the city to pay compensation of 100,000 yen.
Plaintiff: "I'm relieved that a strong verdict has been reached. I shed tears because of the peace of mind for the future" The former mayor said in an interview, "We would like to carefully examine the contents of the judgment and consider future responses" "This is a great judgment," the female plaintiff said.