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| Title: | Defining Hibakusha in Postwar Japan: The Boundaries of Medicine and the Law |
| Authors: | Loh, Shi Lin |
| Keywords: | Hibakusha medicine science law compensation |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2019 |
| Publisher: | Institute for Research in Humanities Kyoto University |
| Journal title: | ZINBUN |
| Volume: | 49 |
| Start page: | 81 |
| End page: | 92 |
| Abstract: | This brief essay concerns the history of the relationship between hibakusha, medical science, and the law in Japan. First, I give an overview of the context that led to the original 1957 law, and outline the lawsuits and points of contention it produced. I then examine the origins of medical science which formed the basis of the lawsuits, and conclude with some thoughts on the significance of these issues. |
| Description: | Special Topic 1: The A-bomb and Medical History |
| Rights: | © Copyright March 2019, Institute for Research in Humanities Kyoto University. |
| DOI: | 10.14989/244049 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2433/244049 |
| Appears in Collections: | No.49 |
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