Fukushima people to sue govt., TEPCO

People in northern Japan will file a class action lawsuit next month against the government and the operator of the accident-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

About 350 residents of Fukushima, Miyagi, Ibaraki and other prefectures will participate in the action against the national government and Tokyo Electric Power Company.

At a news conference on Friday in Fukushima City, their representatives said they will demand that the defendants reduce the radiation levels of the areas where they have homes to those before the nuclear accident in March 2011.

They will also seek some 550 dollars per plaintiff per month in compensation for health concerns and damage to their reputations.
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