Fukushima residents win 500m yen payout over nuclear disaster

Court rules that Japanese government could have done more to prevent meltdown at plant caused by tsunamiA court in Japan has ordered the government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to pay 500m yen (?3.37m) in damages to residents affected by the March 2011 triple meltdown.The ruling by the Fukushima district court follows an earlier decision that also found the government accountable for the disaster, in which large quantities of radiation was released and tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes. Continue reading...