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    Japanese Court Orders Payments To Plaintiffs Over Fukushima Disaster

    It's the largest ruling of its kind over the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, totaling nearly $4.5 million.
    by Bill Chappell Oct 10, 2017 1 minute
    A Japanese court has ruled against the government in the largest case yet over the Fukushima nuclear disaster. In this file photo from June, plaintiffs of civil lawsuits held a rally in front of Tokyo District Court prior to the start of a criminal trial over the disaster. / Koji Sasahara / Shutterstock.com

    A Japanese court says the government and Tokyo Electric must compensate people in Fukushima for their suffering in the 2011 nuclear power plant disaster, saying

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