Additionally, the Japanese government appealed the decision that they must pay three of the Plaintiffs to the Hiroshima High Court in May 1998, and the appeal is currently under investigation. The Japanese government explained that the reason for the earlier ruling was rejected by the Tokyo High Court in a different lawsuit in 1999. In three relevant cases that are currently pending in high courts, lower courts favored the State, whereas five other cases are still being reviewed by district level courts and the Japanese government must keep the courts and relevant committees informed of these lawsuits.The "Comfort Women" Issue. (2009) NGO Shadow Report to CEDAW.
