Japan court recognizes atomic bomb 'black rain' victims July 29, 2020 at 04:54PM

A Japanese court on Wednesday for the first time recognized people exposed to radioactive "black rain" that fell after the 1945 US atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the city and the prefecture to provide the same government medical benefits as given to other survivors. The court said all 84 plaintiffs also developed radiation-induced illnesses and should be certified as atomic bomb victims.