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Japan top court: Govt not responsible for Fukushima disaster

Plaintiffs and their supporters gather after hearing the decision of the Tokyo Supreme Court, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Japan’s top court on Friday ruled that the government was not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees's demands that the state, not just the utility, should pay compensation for the damages inflicted to their lives. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Plaintiffs and their supporters gather after hearing the decision of the Tokyo Supreme Court, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Japan’s top court on Friday ruled that the government was not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees's demands that the state, not just the utility, should pay compensation for the damages inflicted to their lives.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Izutaro Managi, right, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, speaks to plaintiffs and their supporters after hearing the decision of the Tokyo Supreme Court, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Japan’s top court on Friday ruled that the government was not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees's demands that the state, not just the utility, should pay compensation for the damages inflicted to their lives. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Izutaro Managi, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, speaks to plaintiffs and their supporters after hearing the decision of the Tokyo Supreme Court, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Japan’s top court on Friday ruled that the government was not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees's demands that the state, not just the utility, should pay compensation for the damages inflicted to their lives. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan top court: Govt not responsible for Fukushima disaster