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Damages rules set for nuclear crisis evacuees via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/07/22 by norma field

The government Friday unveiled guidelines on compensation for real estate in evacuation zones near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, calling for full payment of damages to people who won’t be able to return home more than six years since … Continue reading →

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Japan’s nuclear victims seek compensation, but not their day in court via The Washington Post

Posted on 2012/06/27 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

TOKYO — It was 15 months ago that a massive nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant contaminated a broad circle of Japanese countryside and left hundreds of thousands of people without homes, jobs or both. But for all the … Continue reading →

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Tepco asks for another ¥1 trillion injection via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/03/30 by norma field

Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Thursday requested an injection of ¥1 trillion from a government-backed entity to avoid insolvency but left unsettled such key questions as how big a stake the utility will let the state have in return for … Continue reading →

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Nuclear utilities face ¥50 billion disaster fee via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/12/12 by norma field

Nuclear power utilities might be ordered to chuck about ¥50 billion into the entity that’s financing Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s compensation payments for the Fukushima disaster, government sources said Monday. The utility known as Tepco is expected to be the … Continue reading →

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Tepco eyes selling thermal plants to raise cash via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/12/08 by norma field

Tokyo Electric Power Co. may sell some of its thermal power plants and shelve plans to build new ones to cover the massive compensation payments arising from the Fukushima nuclear crisis, sources said Wednesday. Tepco also plans to slash expenditures … Continue reading →

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Blood Money – Fukushima Victims Bitter Over Compensation via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/10/25 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

By David McNeill In autumn last year, Shoji Katsuzo (75) was quietly farming rice, vegetables and a small herd of cattle in the picturesque village of Iitate. Today, he lives in a two-room temporary house 35 kilometers away with his … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Shimbun’s Devastating Critique of Fukushima Compensation Bill via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/08/09 by norma field

Aug. 03, 2011 Asia-Pacific Journal Feature On July 27, Tokyo Shimbun, a leading critic of the Japanese government’s approach to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, ran an editorial which lays bare the many contradictions and problems of the compensation bill currently … Continue reading →

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Tepco to compensate nuclear evacuees for mental distress via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/06/02 by norma field

A government panel is requiring Tokyo Electric Power Co. to compensate people for mental distriss after they were forced to evacuate due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to a guideline adopted Tuesday. The … Continue reading →

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