The forced isolation of leprosy (Hansen’s disease) patients in Kumamoto is a one of the greatest injustices that have occurred in this region in the past 100 years. In order to make the context of the following article clearer, I hope to post some basic information about what occurred here and throughout Japan in the near future.
— Kirk
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201507090007