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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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TEPCO shareholders ask firm auditors to sue 61 directors

TOKYO, Japan - Shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (back) and their lawyer, Hiroyuki Kawai (front), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2011. The shareholders said they asked auditors of the utility to file a lawsuit against 61 current and former board members to have them pay a total of 5.5 trillion yen to the company, claiming their negligence in safety caused huge losses resulting from the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Suit to seek Monju revocation to be filed Dec. 25

Hiroyuki Kawai (far L) and his fellow lawyers attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2015, announcing that residents living near the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor plant on the Sea of Japan will file a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court on Dec. 25 seeking its permanent shutdown. "We have to put an end to Monju so we can live in a society where we will no longer face a radiation threat," Kawai said. (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 - 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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TEPCO shareholders ask firm auditors to sue 61 directors

TOKYO, Japan - Shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (back) and their lawyer, Hiroyuki Kawai (front), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2011. The shareholders said they asked auditors of the utility to file a lawsuit against 61 current and former board members to have them pay a total of 5.5 trillion yen to the company, claiming their negligence in safety caused huge losses resulting from the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo)

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Group led by Japan ex-PMs proposes nuke-free draft bill

Japanese lawyer Hiroyuki Kawai (2nd from R) speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2018, at a press conference at which the Japan Assembly for Nuclear Free Renewable Energy proposed a bill to halt the country's nuclear power plants. Former prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi (far R) and Morihiro Hosokawa (far L), founders of the group, and Tsuyoshi Yoshiwara, the group's chairman, also attended the press conference. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court orders suspension of Ehime nuclear reactor

Lawyer Hiroyuki Kawai (R), who represents the plaintiffs, speaks in front of the Hiroshima High Court on Dec. 13, 2017, after the court decided in favor of the plaintiffs, revoking a lower court decision and ordering the suspension of the No. 3 reactor at the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court orders suspension of Ehime nuclear reactor

Lawyer Hiroyuki Kawai (C), who represents the plaintiffs, speaks in front of the Hiroshima High Court on Dec. 13, 2017, after the court decided in favor of the plaintiffs, revoking a lower court decision and ordering the suspension of the No. 3 reactor at the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo