Govt. approves more funds for TEPCO compensation

The Japanese government has approved additional assistance of more than 660 billion yen, or about 6.6 billion dollars, for compensation stemming from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.

The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, and the government-funded Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund asked the government to provide the additional funds. The utility's officials say the compensation costs are higher than expected as confirmation of the damage proceeds.

Industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi told TEPCO President Naomi Hirose on Tuesday that the government had approved the request.
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