Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1954
Tatsudaryo or Kurokami primary-school incident
Children born to sanatorium residents were denied schooling at Kurokami primary school. The dispute led to strikes, riots, and a period in which the children could not attend normally before an alternative educational arrangement was found.
1940
Honmyoji forced-hospitalization incident
On July 9, 1940, 157 people affected by leprosy who lived near Honmyoji Temple were forcibly hospitalized and transferred to sanatoria. The operation formed part of a campaign to create prefectures publicly represented as free of leprosy patients.
Aisutaa hotel-reservation incident
A hotel rejected a reservation associated with the sanatorium; the incident became known as the Aisutaa incident. Reference material states that the hotel building was later destroyed by its administration.