Minister of Education Met with family of former patients with leprosy Apologize again 5 September 19:23

In response to a class action lawsuit admitted to discriminatory damage to the family of leprosy patients, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Shibayama met with ex-patient families and expressed his intention to promote human rights awareness and education.

Shibayama, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology met with the plaintiffs at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on the evening of May 5th, saying, “I will deeply apologize and reflect on the pain and hardships that have been imposed so far. I apologized again as a government.

On that basis, Minister Shibayama said, “We want to promote human rights education and education firmly and strongly based on the circumstances that you have been in the past.”

On the other hand, Mr. Hayashi Riki, the chief of the plaintiff group, said, “I want to share the voices of the parties in school education and social enlightenment and tell the people as they are, including the suffering and worries of discrimination and the courage to overcome them.” It was.

They then implemented measures aimed at eliminating prejudice and discrimination, and handed them a request that included a forum for ongoing discussions with the parties.