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The Supreme Court on June 17 ruled the central government was not obligated to compensate people who fled from their homes following the 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

Japanese plaintiffs in four lawsuits, many still displaced in and outside of Fukushima since a 2011 nuclear crisis, had their bid to sue the government denied on Friday in a highly anticipated ruling.

Japan’s top court has ruled that the government was not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees’ demands that the state, not just the utility, pay compensation for the damages inflicted to their lives

Tokyo, June 17 (EFE).- The Japanese Supreme Court Friday said the government could not be held liable for compensations demanded by the people affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The ruling that absolves the state of responsibility for the crisis may set a precedent and affect the outcomes of similar lawsuits filed across the …

The four-judge bench said the government cannot be held liable because the damage from a massive tsunami that hit the plant could not have been prevented.

Uniindia: Tokyo, June 17 (UNI) Japanese Supreme Court on Friday rejected petitions that the government should pay damages of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster as it was not responsible for the disaster.

The changes would be the fourth since single-seat constituencies were introduced in 1994, affecting almost half of the country's 289 districts.

Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government is not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees’ demands that the state, not just the utility, pay compensation for damage to their lives

Japans top court on Friday ruled that the government was not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees demands that the state, not just the utility, pay compensation for the damages inflicted to their lives.

A Japanese government panel says boundaries in a record 140 constituencies in 25 prefectures for lower house elections be revised to address vote weight disparities.