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Court orders Japan government to pay new Fukushima damages

AJapanesecourtonThursdayorderedthegovernmenttopayonemilliondollarsinnewdamagesoverthe2011Fukushimanucleardisaster,rulingitshouldhavepredictedandavoidedthemeltdo

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TEPCO chief apologizes to shareholders for "meltdown" cover-up as problems rumble on at Fukushima plant

​Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Naomi Hirose apologized to the company's shareholders on Tuesday for it deliberately covering up the fact that reactors at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered meltdowns following being hit by an earthquake-triggered tsunami in March 2011.

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Ex-utility chief blamed for delayed mention of ‘meltdown’ in Fukushima incident

An outside investigation team appointed by the operator of Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant said on Thursday that an instruction from then-company president to avoid mentioning “meltdown” delayed disclosure of the status of three reactors.