Japanese seniors sue government over forced sterilization program

                    <img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.4666703.1526549891!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_460/japan-forced-sterilization.jpg' alt='Japan Forced Sterilization' width='460' title='Kikuo Kojima, front third from left, a plaintiff who filed lawsuit against the government heads to the Sapporo district court in Sapporo, northern Japan on Thursday. The banner calls on the government to apologize and compensate the victims.

‘ height=’259’ /> Three Japanese who were forcibly sterilized under a government policy decades ago have filed lawsuits demanding an apology and compensation, in a growing movement seeking official redress.