Tokyo court only holds utility responsible to compensate Fukushima evacuees and reduces damages

A Tokyo court held the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant responsible for paying damages to evacuees. The court reduced the amount ordered by the lower court and relieved the government of accountability. The ruling has been criticized for belittling the suffering of the plaintiffs and the severity of the disaster. The decision comes as Japan's government tries to maximize nuclear energy while toning down the impact of the 2011 nuclear disaster. The dispute centers on whether the government could have foreseen the tsunami risk and averted the disaster.