Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an apology Friday over the discrimination suffered by the relatives of leprosy patients, after the government decided against appealing a recent court ruling ordering the state to pay compensation.Making the first official apology to relatives of leprosy patients who suffered under the government's segregation policy between 1907 and 1996, Abe acknowledged in a statement the "hard fact" that they endured "extremely severe prejudice and discrimination in society.""The government deeply reflects on the pain and suffering endured by current and former leprosy p…READ FULL ARTICLE
