'Paradise' emigrant sues (Hope for otaku emigrants?)

[Taro Toporific]

'Paradise' emigrant back for lawsuitJapan Times, Feb 24
Toru Takegama's spirits were high when he left Japan in July 1956 for the Dominican Republic under a government-backed emigration project. . Takegama dreamed of becoming a successful farmer in the Caribbean country. But his hopes were shattered when he saw that the land his family was given was a dried-up wasteland with no water supply.... The Dominican Republic emigration program was one of several arranged with Latin American countries after World War II to cope with Japan's soaring population.

[Mulboyne]

MDN: Japanese immigrants to Dominican Republic lose suit over false promises

The Japanese government broke the law when it lured Japanese people to emigrate to the Dominican Republic in the 1950s and forced them to live under poor conditions, but it is not obligated to compensate them because the statute of limitations has expired, a court ruled Wednesday...more...