Second trial of residents who evacuated from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident also does not accept national responsibility. In a lawsuit in which residents who evacuate from Fukushima Prefecture and other areas due to the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant sought compensation, claiming that they had been "deprived of their hometowns" The Sendai High Court held the second instance, following the first instance, against TEPCo.
While ordering compensation, the government did not accept responsibility. After the verdict, the plaintiff group held a press conference, and leader Masaru Ishii said, 'I feel sick to my stomach'