Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday apologized to family members of former leprosy patients who suffered under the government's segregation policy of the past."I deeply apologize as prime minister and as representing the government for having forced you to endure pain and hardship for a long time in your precious life," Abe, bowing in apology, told a meeting with the family members at his office."The government as a whole will work with you toward eradicating discrimination and prejudice," Abe said.The meeting came after the government did not appeal a court decision that ordered the sta…READ FULL ARTICLE
