Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2001
Constitutional challenge to Japan's leprosy confinement policy
A court ruled that the former Leprosy Prevention Law was unconstitutional after former patients pursued compensation for the consequences of prolonged confinement. The case concerned Japan's national policy and sanatorium system broadly, rather than an allegation of misconduct specific to Matsuoka Hoyōen.