By SHOGO OHATA/ Staff Writer
May 26, 2021 at 17:40 JST
Lawyers representing a plaintiff who sued former community leaders for isolating him hail the Oita District Court’s ruling at a news conference in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture, on May 25. (Shogo Ohata)
NAKATSU, Oita Prefecture--A spat in a tiny farming community led to years of ostracism of a 72-year-old man and finally a court ruling that ordered local leaders to pay him 1.43 million yen ($13,000) in compensation. [Read More]
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