Defamation Case Against Kusatsu Mayor: Second Court Also Confirms False Testimony.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

In a lawsuit filed by Kusatsu Town Mayor Kuroiwa, claiming that his reputation was defamatory in an e-book based on false testimony by a former town council member, the Tokyo High Court ruled the testimony a lie, as in the first instance. It ordered the former town council member to pay 1.65 million yen in damages. The presiding judge said, "The spread of false information has lowered the mayor's social standing," and acknowledged that he has also suffered severe mental distress.