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Japan Top Court Finds Welfare Benefit Cuts Unlawful

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Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the government’s cuts to welfare benefits in 2013-2015 were unlawful, marking a significant victory for welfare recipients about a decade after lawsuits were filed over the matter. Ruling on appeals against decisions by Osaka and Aichi high courts, the top court’s Third Petty Bench, presided over by Justice Katsuya Uga, re…

Japan Top Court Finds Welfare Benefit Cuts Unlawful

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the government’s cuts to welfare benefits in 2013-2015 were unlawful, marking a significant victory for welfare recipients about a decade after lawsuits were filed over the matter. Ruling on appeals against decisions by Osaka and Aichi high courts, the top court’s Third Petty Bench, presided over by Justice Katsuya Uga, re…

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