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Court rejects Fukushima crisis damages order against ex-TEPCO execs

Plaintiffs and their lawyers gather in front of the Tokyo High Court in the Japanese capital on June 6, 2025, in protest over the court's decision earlier in the day to overturn a district court ruling ordering former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to pay the utility damages for failing to prevent the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Protest over top court's decision over ex-TEPCO executives

People stage a protest rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on March 8, 2025, after Japan's top court recently rejected an appeal seeking criminal charges against three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over their alleged failure to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Protest over top court's decision over ex-TEPCO executives

People stage a protest rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on March 8, 2025, after Japan's top court recently rejected an appeal seeking criminal charges against three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over their alleged failure to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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3 ex-TEPCO execs judged to merit indictment on nuke disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Kawai (C), an attorney representing people who sought a review of the prosecution's judgment on six former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives, and others meet the press in Tokyo on July 31, 2014, about a decision by a committee for the inquest of prosecution that three of them deserve indictment over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the utility's Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Ex-TEPCO execs merit indictment over nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Kawai, an attorney representing those who sought criminal responsibility of Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2014, after an independent judicial panel of citizens decided that the three former TEPCO executives merit indictment over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Ex-TEPCO execs merit indictment over nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. -- former chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L) as well as two former vice presidents Sakae Muto (C) and Ichiro Takekuro. An independent judicial panel of citizens has decided that the three merit indictment over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Ex-TEPCO president Shimizu testifies

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu testifies in public in a Diet building in Tokyo on June 8, 2012, before a parliament-appointed panel investigating the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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3 ex-TEPCO execs indicted

Photo shows former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. who were indicted on Feb. 29, 2016, for failure to take measures to prevent the tsunami-triggered crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. The three are (from L) Tsunehisa Katsumata, TEPCO chairman at the time, and two former vice presidents -- Ichiro Takekuro and Sakae Muto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panel says ex-TEPCO execs should face mandatory indictment

Ruiko Muto (C), who heads a group that lodged a complaint against Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, and its lawyer (R) hold banners reading "Mandatory Indictment" and "Justice for Citizens" in Tokyo on July 31, 2015. That day an independent judicial panel of citizens said that three former TEPCO executives should be indicted and tried for professional negligence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-TEPCO execs to face mandatory indictment given panel decision

File photo taken on March 17, 2011, shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, six days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan's northeast, triggering meltdowns at the plant. An independent judicial panel of citizens said July 31, 2015, it has decided that three former executives of the utility merit indictment over the nuclear disaster, setting the stage for them to face mandatory prosecution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-TEPCO execs to face mandatory indictment given panel decision

Photo shows (from L) Tsunehisa Katsumata, 75, who was chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, and former TEPCO vice presidents Sakae Muto, 65, and Ichiro Takekuro, 69. An independent judicial panel of citizens said July 31, 2015, it has decided that the three former executives merit indictment over the disaster, setting the stage for them to face mandatory prosecution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-TEPCO execs to face mandatory indictment given panel decision

Men hold banners reading "Mandatory indictment" and "Justice for citizens" in front of the Tokyo District Court on July 31, 2015, following a decision by an independent judicial panel of citizens that three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. merit indictment over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, setting the stage for them to face mandatory prosecution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 ex-TEPCO execs judged to merit indictment on nuke disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Kawai (C), an attorney representing people who sought a review of the prosecution's judgment on six former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives, and others meet the press in Tokyo on July 31, 2014, about a decision by a committee for the inquest of prosecution that three of them deserve indictment over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the utility's Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo)

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Ex-TEPCO execs merit indictment over nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. -- former chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L) as well as two former vice presidents Sakae Muto (C) and Ichiro Takekuro. An independent judicial panel of citizens has decided that the three merit indictment over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo)

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Ex-TEPCO execs merit indictment over nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Kawai, an attorney representing those who sought criminal responsibility of Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2014, after an independent judicial panel of citizens decided that the three former TEPCO executives merit indictment over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo)

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Protest against acquittal of ex-TEPCO execs over Fukushima nuclear crisis

Women who left their homes due to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis hold placards reading "All found not guilty. Unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 19, 2019, after three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are acquitted of charges related to the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against acquittal of ex-TEPCO execs over Fukushima nuclear crisis

Women who left their homes due to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis hold placards reading "All found not guilty. Unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 19, 2019, after three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are acquitted of charges related to the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against acquittal of ex-TEPCO execs over Fukushima nuclear crisis

Women who left their homes due to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis hold placards reading "All found not guilty. Unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 19, 2019, after three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are acquitted of charges related to the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against acquittal of ex-TEPCO execs over Fukushima nuclear crisis

Women who left their homes due to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis hold placards reading "All found not guilty. Unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 19, 2019, after three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are acquitted of charges related to the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against acquittal of ex-TEPCO execs over Fukushima nuclear crisis

Women who left their homes due to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis hold placards reading "All found not guilty. Unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 19, 2019, after three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are acquitted of charges related to the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Tepco execs plead not guilty over Fukushima disaster

A woman joins a rally on June 30, 2017, in front of the Tokyo District Court, where former top officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co. went on trial over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, pleading not guilty. The demonstrators called for the ex-executives to be convicted and for an end to nuclear power generation in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Tepco execs plead not guilty over Fukushima disaster

People stage a rally on June 30, 2017, in front of the Tokyo District Court, where former top officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co. went on trial over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, pleading not guilty. The demonstrators called for the ex-executives to be convicted and for an end to nuclear power generation in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Tepco execs plead not guilty over Fukushima disaster

People stage a rally on June 30, 2017, in front of the Tokyo District Court, where former top officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co. went on trial over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, pleading not guilty. The demonstrators called for the ex-executives to be convicted and for an end to nuclear power generation in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Tepco execs go on trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Photo taken June 30, 2017, shows the Tokyo District Court, where former top Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials responsible for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant stood trial over the 2011 disaster that caused multiple meltdowns and forced at least 150,000 residents from their homes amid radiation fears. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Tepco execs go on trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Tsunehisa Katsumata (C), a former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., arrives at the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2017. Katsumata and two former vice presidents responsible for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant pleaded not guilty in the first criminal trial over the 2011 disaster that caused multiple meltdowns and forced at least 150,000 residents from their homes amid radiation fears. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Tepco execs go on trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Tsunehisa Katsumata (L), a former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., arrives at the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2017. Katsumata and two former vice presidents responsible for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant pleaded not guilty in the first criminal trial over the 2011 disaster that caused multiple meltdowns and forced at least 150,000 residents from their homes amid radiation fears. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Tepco execs go on trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Combined photo shows (from L) former Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata and Ichiro Takekuro and Sakae Muto, former vice presidents of the power supplier, arriving at the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2017, for the first criminal trial over the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster. The three pleaded not guilty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo