Four years in the past, in a lawsuit wherein the bereaved household of a person who misplaced his spouse and daughter in an out-of-control accident in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, sought compensation for damages from the aged driver who brought about the accident, the Tokyo District Court dominated, “This was a horrible tragedy brought on by unilateral and gross negligence.” “This was a terrible accident,” and ordered the defendants to pay greater than 146 million yen in compensation. After the decision, the bereaved households stated, “At least we wish to dwell positively in order that the lives of those two persons are not wasted.”

