(1) "..Directive No. 402..without any explicit legal ground..deprives an atomic bomb survivor of a legal status..only by reason of his/her departure from Japan, and furthermore, it has a serious influence on atomic bomb survivors.
(3) This case is an extraordinary one in which with regard to relief for atomic bomb survivors who suffered unprecedented serious damage caused by the atomic bombing, the appellant prepared and issued the directive based on an erroneous construction of the relevant statutes.