Gov't, forced sterilization victims reach compensation settlement

The Japanese government and people who were forced to undergo sterilization surgeries from the 1950s to the 1970s under a now-defunct eugenics protection law settled their lawsuits on Friday, following a recent ruling by Japan's top court that deemed the law unconstitutional.Under the agreement signed by the government and the plaintiffs, the state will pay 15 million yen ($106,000) in compensation to each victim of forced sterilization surgery, considered by many to be the worst human rights violation in Japan's post-World War II history.Separately, a cross-party group of lawmakers on Frid…READ FULL ARTICLE