Official Loss & Damage Forms (Breakdown)
(A. Actual Losses / Damages)
- Actual Losses / Damages caused by the incident stipulated in the official Claim Adjustment Form registered at the Tokyo District Court.
- NB: Unlike in the US, claims in Japan are strictly governed and limited to actual losses with very little allocated for suffering.
¥38,737,006
(US$387,370.06)
NB: Includes the 5% penalty fee to date of final verdict
Top of Page
(B. Legal Expenses)
- Legal expenses stipulated in the official Legal Aid Loan Recall Form registered at the Tokyo Legal Aid District Office.
¥1,074,330
(US$10,743.30)
See Original Form See English Translation
Top of Page
(C. Translation Expenses)
- Translation expenses stipulated in the translation company receipts.
¥1,031,838
(US$10,318.38)
Top of Page
(D. Supreme Court Fees)
- Supreme Court Fees stipulated in the Supreme Court receipts.
¥167,800
(US$1,678.00)
Top of Page
(Total Losses / Damages)
(A) ¥38,737,006 (US$387,370.06)
(B) ¥01,074,330 (US$010,743.30)
(C) ¥01,031,838 (US$010,318.38)
(D) ¥00,167,800 (US$001,678.00)
¥41,010,974 (US$410,109.74)
Top of Page
Justice or Not?
- I think the ultimate discrepancy in the High Court Verdict is that the Judge failed to rule out the fact I was dependent in terms of the DSM-IV-TR (worldwide recognized diagnostic standard) which formed the overall basis for the entire case.
- Although the Judge addressed two of the criteria in tolerance (criteria 1) and withdrawal (criteria 2), albeit without any direct reference to the DSM-IV-TR itself, he completely failed to address the other three that were being claimed – effectively leaving them standing.
The primary language of this website is English. Japanese appears as translations only (except for some original court documents).
These translations have been done by many different translators including me. Therefore, there are differences in quality and styles.
Please understand that I am not native Japanese and subsequently there are parts that may sound unnatural in Japanese.
“If any drug over time is going to just rob you of your identity [leading to] long, long term disaster, it has to be benzodiazepines.”
Dr John Marsden,
Institute of Psychiatry, London
November 1, 2007
“Clearly, the aim of all involved in this sorry affair is the provision of justice for the victims of tranquillisers.”
“Benzos are responsible for more pain, unhappiness and damage than anything else in our society.”
Phil Woolas MP,
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
Oldham Chronicle, February 12, 2004