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Memorial for 27,624 former Hansen’s illness sufferers Attended by relations Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare | NHK

A ceremony was held on the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to commemorate a former Hansen’s illness affected person who was compelled into isolation as a result of nation’s improper coverage and died affected by discrimination.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has designated June 22, the day when the regulation stipulating compensation for former Hansen’s illness sufferers, got here into impact as “Honor Restoration and Memorial Day.” A ceremony is held on the monument.

About 80 individuals, together with former sufferers of Hansen’s illness and their households, attended the ceremony, laid flowers on the memorial monument, and supplied prayers to the 27,624 individuals who have died thus far.

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