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They are seeking a total of 616 million yen (S$7.26 million) in compensation. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO (AFP): Six young people will sue the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday (Jan 27) over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation after the facility's meltdown.

The operator of Japans disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant will be sued by six young people on Thursday over claims that exposure to radiation after the plants multiple meltdowns caused them to develop thyroid cancer

The Japanese government insists on discharging nuclear contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea ignoring the opposition of many countries including China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Russia and South Pacific island states. On Friday Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority officially started to review a plan for discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the sea.

The Japanese government insists on discharging nuclear contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea ignoring the opposition of many countries including China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Russia and South Pacific island states. On Friday Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority officially started to review a plan for discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the sea.