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6 Février 2014
February 6, 2014
Fukushima officials call for swift compensation
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140206_37.html
A delegation from Fukushima Prefecture has asked the operator of the damaged nuclear power plant to swiftly compensate those affected by the 2011 accident.
Vice Governor Fumio Murata and officials of municipalities and farming, business and other groups visited Tokyo Electric Power Company on Thursday.
They handed in a written request to TEPCO President Naomi Hirose. It calls on the utility to pay compensation in an appropriate and swift manner.
They made the request after a science ministry panel on damage claims compiled a set of new guidelines on additional compensation in December.
Murata also asked for a compensation deadline extension for those who lost their jobs due to the accident. They include those who used to work in evacuation areas. The term expires in February.
Hirose said TEPCO will announce within days what to do with the payment after March.
Murata welcomed his response, but renewed his call on the utility to deal with the entire compensation issue with what he called sincerity.
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