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Available_Job1288 t1_j6y9btc wrote

On the plus side, any corruption in Japan is almost guaranteed to be punished, as prosecutors have a 99% conviction rate or something crazy like that on charges of that nature.

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uchunokata t1_j6ys4e9 wrote

They have to actually press charges for that to be true.

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Spiritofhonour t1_j6zo0c7 wrote

Laughs in Tepco.

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Available_Job1288 t1_j6zq5vn wrote

Based on the info in the article, I don’t think the wrong decision was made.

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Spiritofhonour t1_j711wbk wrote

They were found civilly liable.

“At the time of the disaster, Japan’s nuclear regulator was severely criticised for its collusive ties with the nuclear industry, resulting in the formation of a new watchdog that has imposed stricter criteria for the restart of nuclear reactors that were shut down in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.”

“Collusive ties”

“The ruling echoed the conclusion reached by an independent parliamentary investigation, which described the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown as a “man-made” disaster caused by poor regulation and collusion between the government, Tepco and the industry’s then watchdog, the nuclear and industrial safety agency.”

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