By TORU AMEMIYA/ Staff Writer
February 13, 2023 at 07:10 JST
Scribbles apparently written by confined leprosy patients filled a wall of a prison facility at National Sanitarium Nagashima Aiseien in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture. (Photo taken by Cho Kun Je, provided by the National Hansen’s Disease Museum)
OKAYAMA—Newly found photographs of scribbles on prison cell walls at a sanitarium could shed light on the plight of leprosy patients who were locked up for attempting to escape or causing disturbances. [Read More]
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