A lawsuit in which a 36-year-old man from Kanagawa Prefecture sought damages from his mother, claiming that abuse he suffered as a child caused him to develop mental disorders that left him unable to work, resulted in the Yokohama District Court recognizing the causal link between the abuse and his inability to maintain employment and ordering the mother to pay approximately ¥35.45 million in compensation, it was learned on the 16th. The ruling was dated January 27th.

Episode notes:

‘Mother Ordered to Pay 30 Million Yen in Abuse Damages Causing Mental Disorders’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/02/17/mother-ordered-to-pay-¥30m-in-abuse-damages-causing-mental-disorders/