FUKUSHIMA -- More than 3,000 residents here have filed for compensation for mental distress over radiation emanating from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant disaster through an out-of-court settlement system, it has been learned.The claim was filed with the government-backed Nuclear Damage Claim Dispute Resolution Center by 3,107 residents in 1,107 households in the Watari … [Read more...] about Over 3,000 Fukushima residents seek compensation for mental distress from nuclear disaster
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Occupation Magazine July 21, 2015, and a selection of articles posted on earlier days ActivismStop the Susya destruction! Demo July 24 Reports and commentsEU seeks new format to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talksAP - Israel Hayom - "Leaving the status quo unchanged is not an option", says EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to … [Read more...] about Palestine and Israel: The OTHER Israel