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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) bows his head as he apologizes to victims and relatives hepatitis C, tainted blood products, on December 25, 2007, at his office in Tokyo, Japan. Fukuda and his ruling coalition would seek new legislation to compensate all the victims of dirty blood products contaminated with hepatitis C. At least 10,000 people are estimated to have contracted the disease.
| Dec 27th 2007 2:52PM
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