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Osaka not to appeal ruling over benefits for A-bomb survivors overseas+
OSAKA, June 24 Kyodo - The Osaka Prefectural government will not appeal a court ruling that its decision in 2006 to reject applications from South Koreans living outside Japan for health passbooks for atomic bomb survivors was illegal, Governor Toru
Hashimoto said.
The move means the first defeat for a municipal government in a series of
lawsuits over the legality of health book issuance and related healthcare
benefits for A-bomb survivors living overseas. Similar cases are pending after
Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures appealed lower court decisions.
According to the June 18 Osaka District Court ruling, the plaintiffs living in
South Korea applied for health books in June 2006 through their lawyers only to
have their requests turned down. The Atomic Bomb Victims Relief Law at the time
required applicants to visit Japan in person for filing.
The law was revised last December enabling such applications to be filed
outside Japan.
==Kyodo
Hashimoto said.
The move means the first defeat for a municipal government in a series of
lawsuits over the legality of health book issuance and related healthcare
benefits for A-bomb survivors living overseas. Similar cases are pending after
Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures appealed lower court decisions.
According to the June 18 Osaka District Court ruling, the plaintiffs living in
South Korea applied for health books in June 2006 through their lawyers only to
have their requests turned down. The Atomic Bomb Victims Relief Law at the time
required applicants to visit Japan in person for filing.
The law was revised last December enabling such applications to be filed
outside Japan.
==Kyodo
