China News Service, March 4th. Comprehensive Japanese media reported on the 4th that the second small court of the Supreme Court of Japan made a decision on the three class actions that the residents who took refuge in Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident demanded compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Company and Japan. decision to dismiss almost all appeals from Tepco.
Accordingly, a total of about 3,600 plaintiffs will receive 1.4 billion yen (about 76.7 million yuan) in compensation.
Data map: The nuclear sewage water storage tank of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.
According to the report, the three class-action lawsuits are the Fukushima lawsuit brought by victims of Fukushima and neighboring prefectures, the Chiba lawsuit brought by asylum seekers in Chiba Prefecture, and the Gunma lawsuit brought by asylum seekers in Gunma County.
The Fukushima lawsuit seeks 1.01 billion yen, the Chiba lawsuit seeks 120 million yen, and the Gunma prefecture seeks 270 million yen.
The proportion of the compensation paid by the Japanese government and TEPCO will be finalized by the Supreme Court.
According to reports, 11 years after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, there are still about 30 similar lawsuits in courts across Japan.