v. The State was an unsuccessful case brought before the District Court of Tokyo by a group of five survivors of the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, who claimed the action was illegal under the laws of war and demanded reparations from the Japanese government on the ground that it waived the right for reparations from the U.S. government under the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco.
A lawsuit filed in the District Court of Tokyo by five survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki against the Japanese government, alleging that the attack was illegal under international law and demanding reparations from Japan based on their claim that it waived their right to seek compensation from the U.S. government under the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco.