A man (2nd from L, front) who was sterilized against hist will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law head to the Tokyo District Court with his lawyers and supporters for the ruling on his damages suit against the government on June 30, 2020. (Kyodo)

TOKYO - A Japanese court on Tuesday rejected a 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by a 77-year-old man who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law.