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Friday, March 17, 2017

Japan court rules government liable for Fukushima disaster

Japan court rules government liable for Fukushima disaster Tokyo (AFP) March 17, 2017 - A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered it and the plant operator to pay damages, officials and news reports said. A massive tsunami triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake smashed into the Fukushima Daiichi power plant on Japan's northeastern coast on March 11, 2011. The water overwh ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Japan_court_rules_government_liable_for_Fukushima_disaster_999.html

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