Top Court Dismisses Appeal over Enshrinement at Yasukuni

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Supreme Court dismissed on Friday an appeal filed by South Korean plaintiffs in a lawsuit to seek damages from the Japanese government over the enshrinement of their fathers at war-related Yasukuni Shrine, finalizing a high court ruling against them. Kazumi Okamura, presiding justice of the Second Petty Bench, cited a 20-year statute of limitations for f...

Top Court Dismisses Appeal over Enshrinement at Yasukuni
Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Supreme Court dismissed on Friday an appeal filed by South Korean plaintiffs in a lawsuit to seek damages from the Japanese government over the enshrinement of their fathers at war-related Yasukuni Shrine, finalizing a high court ruling against them. Kazumi Okamura, presiding justice of the Second Petty Bench, cited a 20-year statute of limitations for f...