February 19, 2021
TOKYO (Kyodo) A Japanese high court on Friday overturned a lower court decision that dismissed the state’s responsibility in the 2011 nuclear crisis, ordering both the government and the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s operator to pay damages to 43 people who had to evacuate from their hometowns as a result.
The Tokyo High Court ordered the state to cover the total damages of 278 million yen ($2.63 million) together with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., following the precedent set by the Sendai High Court last September.
It marked the third high court ruling among 30 similar lawsuits filed across the country, and the second in which both the state and the utility were ordered to pay damages over radioactive contamination following the meltdowns at the plant.
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Japan nuke plant not damaged by quake By WANG XU in Tokyo | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-02-16 09:24 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture is pictured after a strong earthquake shook northeastern Japan, Feb 14, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
People in northeastern Japan braced for aftershocks as the government on Monday began assessing damage and restoring power after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima late on Saturday.
The quake, which struck at 11:07 pm, left about 150 people injured and almost a million households without power. Its epicenter, according to Japan s Meteorological Agency, was near where three nuclear reactors melted down after a quake and tsunami hit the region nearly 10 years ago.
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Jiji Feb 16, 2021
Fukushima – Efforts to bring new industries to coastal areas of Fukushima Prefecture are going ahead as part of moves to promote reconstruction after the local economy was shattered by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent nuclear disaster in the prefecture.
The Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework, led by the national and prefectural governments, has attracted companies from robotics and other advanced industries from across Japan. Companies in Fukushima are also starting to participate in the initiative, and work has also begun to foster human resources, one of major challenges involved, among industries, the public sector and the academic sphere.