Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized Wednesday to victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics protection law as Japan's top court ruled it was unconstitutional and the government must pay damages to plaintiffs.During their meeting at the prime minister's office, Kishida expressed his government's readiness to settle cases currently pending in courts and even compensate those who have not filed lawsuits.In his first direct apology to the victims since the Supreme Court ruling on July 3, Kishida said, "The government, which enforced the law, bears extremely grave r…READ FULL ARTICLE
