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Government, Tepco 'liable' for Fukushima

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A court in Japan has ruled for the first time that the government and the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were responsible for failing to take preventive measures against the March 11, 2011, quake-triggered tsunami that killed thousands of people.

The ruling by the Maebashi District Court was the first to recognize negligence by the state and Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. It said the tsunami was predictable and the nuclear disaster was avoidable. (The Japan Times)

福島原発事故、国・東電に初の賠償命令

東京電力福島第1原発事故で群馬県に避難した住民らが東電と国に総額約15億円の損害賠償を求めた訴訟の判決で、前橋地裁は東電と国に計3855万円の支払いを命じた。

The Japan Times ST: March 31, 2017