ILEA000096840: Oita residents seek suspension of Ikata reactors

Lawsuit over kids' death in tsunami in northeastern Japan

Hiroyuki Konno, who represents plaintiffs in a damages lawsuit filed by families of school children killed in the March 2011 tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, speaks at a press conference in the northeastern Japan city, on May 7, 2018. Konno was responding to the city's decision to appeal to the Supreme Court a high court ruling that acknowledged local authorities' responsibility in the deaths of the children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Lawsuit over kids' death in tsunami in northeastern Japan

Hiroyuki Konno, who represents plaintiffs in a damages lawsuit filed by families of school children killed in the March 2011 tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, speaks at a press conference in the northeastern Japan city, on May 7, 2018. Konno was responding to the city's decision to appeal to the Supreme Court a high court ruling that acknowledged local authorities' responsibility in the deaths of the children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Damages payment to Fukushima disaster evacuees

Atsuko Fukushima (L), a co-representative of plaintiffs who filed a damages suit over their evacuation following the March 2011 nuclear crisis in Japan, holds a joint news conference with their lawyer, Yasuo Tanabe, in Kyoto on March 15, 2018, after the Kyoto District Court ordered the state and the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 110 million yen in damages to 110 of 174 plaintiffs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Damages payment to Fukushima disaster evacuees

Lawyers representing evacuees from the March 2011 nuclear crisis in Japan hold banners in front of their supporters in Kyoto on March 15, 2018, after a local district court ordered the state and the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 110 million yen in damages to 110 of 174 plaintiffs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Damages payment to Fukushima disaster evacuees

Lawyers representing evacuees from the March 2011 nuclear crisis in Japan hold banners in front of their supporters in Kyoto on March 15, 2018, after a local district court ordered the state and the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 110 million yen in damages to 110 of 174 plaintiffs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Woman sues Japan gov't over forced sterilization under eugenics law

Lawyers and other people representing a woman who is seeking damages from the Japanese government over her forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law walk toward the Sendai District Court in Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Jan. 30, 2018. The woman, in her 60s, filed a lawsuit with the district court later in the day, seeking 11 million yen ($101,000) in damages and an apology from the state over her forced sterilization when she was a teenager under the 1948 law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Woman sues Japan gov't over forced sterilization under eugenics law

Lawyers and other people representing a woman who is seeking damages from the Japanese government over her forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law walk toward the Sendai District Court in Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Jan. 30, 2018. The woman, in her 60s, filed a lawsuit with the district court later in the day, seeking 11 million yen ($101,000) in damages and an apology from the state over her forced sterilization when she was a teenager under the 1948 law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Court orders gov't, Tepco to pay 500 mil. yen over Fukushima crisis

Plaintiffs suing the state and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, over the 2011 nuclear crisis, celebrate in front of the Fukushima District Court in Fukushima on Oct. 10, 2017, after the court ordered the state and Tepco to pay damages over the 2011 nuclear disaster triggered by the deadly earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gov't, Tepco ordered to pay damages for Fukushima disaster

Lawyers for plaintiffs suing the state and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, over the 2011 nuclear crisis, hold up banners showing victory in the case in front of the Fukushima District Court in Fukushima on Oct. 10, 2017. The court ordered the state and Tepco to pay damages over the 2011 nuclear disaster triggered by the deadly earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gov't, Tepco ordered to pay damages for Fukushima disaster

Lawyers for plaintiffs suing the state and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, over the 2011 nuclear crisis, hold up banners showing victory in the case in front of the Fukushima District Court in Fukushima on Oct. 10, 2017. The court ordered the state and Tepco to pay damages over the 2011 nuclear disaster triggered by the deadly earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Oita residents seek suspension of Ikata reactors

Plaintiffs living in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita and their lawyers head to the Oita District Court on Sept. 28, 2016, to file a lawsuit demanding two reactors at Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant be suspended, citing concerns over big earthquakes and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court orders gov't, Tepco to pay 500 mil. yen over Fukushima crisis

Gov't, Tepco ordered to pay damages for Fukushima disaster

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