Worker at U.S.Yokosuka Naval Base Sues Japanese Government Over Asbestos

摘要

YOKOSUKA,Japan-A former employee at the U.S.Yokosuka Naval Base May 9 initiated a lawsuit against the Japanese government seeking ?86.5 million(719,000)in damages for his having contracted lung cancer from asbestos exposure while working at the base,his lawyer,Takeshi Furukawa,told BNA May 11(Yokohama District Court Yokosuka Branch,Docket No.Heisei 19(wa)129).