▁claimed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁wrong ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁eth nic ▁Kore ans ▁were ▁for ci b ly ▁brought ▁to ▁Japan ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁colonial ▁period . ▁ ▁Def am ation ▁su its ▁Hy ak uta ' s ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁called ▁Jun ' ai ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁his ▁recently ▁dece ased ▁friend , ▁the ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁show ▁host ▁Y ash iki ▁Tak aj in . ▁The ▁book , ▁written ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁reporting , ▁port rayed ▁Tak aj in ' s ▁daughter ▁and ▁his ▁manager ▁as ▁call ous , ▁cruel ▁individuals ▁who ▁abandoned ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁days . ▁Tak aj in ' s ▁manager ▁and ▁daughter ▁both ▁su ed ▁for ▁s land er . ▁Hy ak uta ▁claimed ▁that ▁although ▁all ▁the ▁persons ▁named ▁were ▁real , ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁" f iction ." ▁He ▁had ▁re lied ▁heavily ▁on ▁un crit ical ▁inter views ▁with ▁Tak aj in ' s ▁wid ow , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁mention ▁her ▁big amy ▁in ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁only ▁adm itting ▁to ▁it ▁later . ▁ ▁After ▁multiple ▁appe als , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Japan ▁found ▁that ▁Hy ak uta ▁had ▁s land ered ▁Tak aj in ' s ▁daughter ▁and ▁ordered ▁ 3 . 6 5 ▁million ▁y en ▁paid ▁in ▁compens ation . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁District ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁Hy ak uta ▁had ▁s