Honour-Restoring Ceremony for Leprosy Patients Held in Tokyo

A ceremony was held in Tokyo on Monday to restore the honor of leprosy patients in Japan, who had suffered severe discrimination based on the government’s past forced isolation policy.”We former patients and their families still live silently, hiding ourselves from prejudice and discrimination that are still swirling,” said Isao Tateyama, head of a group of plaintiffs in damages lawsuit against the government. Episode notes: ‘Honor-Restoring Ceremony for Leprosy Patients Held in Tokyo’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/06/23/honor-restoring-ceremony-for-leprosy-patients-held-in-tokyo/