On the 13th, the Matsumoto branch of the Nagano District Court handed down the judgment of a trial in which some bereaved families are seeking compensation from the national government and Nagano prefecture over the eruption of Mt. Ontake, which had 63 dead and missing. ..
The main issue is whether the JMA's decision at the time, which did not raise the eruption alert level, was appropriate, and the court's decision is drawing attention.
Eight years ago, in the eruption of Mt. Ontake that straddled Nagano and Gifu prefectures in September 2014, 63 people were killed or missing, making it the worst eruption disaster after the war.
A total of 32 people, including some bereaved families and injured people, said, "We observed a volcanic earthquake that exceeded the standard before the eruption, but the Japan Meteorological Agency neglected to raise the eruption alert level and suffered damage." We are seeking compensation of 376 million yen for the national government and Nagano prefecture, which had left the failed seismograph.
In response, the government said, "The accuracy of eruption prediction technology is still inadequate. It cannot be said that the JMA's decision-making process at that time, which did not raise the eruption alert level, was extremely irrational." I was asking you to dismiss the complaint.
The ruling will focus on what the court will say about whether the JMA's decision at the time, which left the eruption alert level unchanged, was appropriate.
The judgment will be handed down at the Matsumoto branch of the Nagano District Court at 2:00 pm on the 13th.