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DAMAGES

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2018
Bridge collapse costs Genoa companies €422 million in damages: Chamber of Commerce
The collapse of a bridge in Genoa, which claimed 43 lives, has cost companies in the Italian city around €422 million ($482 million) in damages, the Genoa Chamber of Commerce said.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2018
Prefectures battered by deadly rains ask government for budget to reinforce irrigation ponds
Six prefectural governments in western Japan on Monday submitted emergency requests to Tokyo for a special budget to be set up for measures to prevent agricultural irrigation ponds from collapsing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018
Harvey's 5 feet of rain made it second-costliest U.S. hurricane, at $125 billion
Record-breaking Hurricane Harvey became the second-costliest storm to hit the U.S. and dropped more rain than any other system ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2016
Concerns raised over support services for disabled earthquake evacuees
Nearly a week after the first deadly earthquake hit central Kumamoto, concerns are rising that evacuees with disabilities or ailments are not getting the support they need.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2016
Deadly U.S. East Coast blizzard causes billions in damage, to take days to clear
Washington will need several more days to return to normal after a weekend blizzard dropped more than 2 feet (60 cm) of snow along the U.S. East Coast, likely causing billions of dollars in damage and killing more than 30.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2015
Court ruling sparks online outcry after teen idol told to pay damages for dating
A recent Tokyo court ruling ordering a teen idol to pay damages for violating a "no dating" clause in her contract has spurred an online outcry, reigniting debate over an industry many say is rife with male-chauvinist views.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2015
Nippon Ham ordered to pay ¥41.9 million for failing to shield spectator from foul ball
The Sapporo District Court on Thursday ordered professional baseball team the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and two other parties to pay around ¥41.9 million (about $350,000) in damages to a female spectator for failing to shield her from a foul ball.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2015
Otsu settles with family of boy bullied into suicide
The city of Otsu agreed Tuesday to settle a damages suit filed by the relatives of a 13-year-old boy who killed himself in 2011 after being bullied, agreeing to pay compensation and apologize for the way the school and the local board of education handled the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2014
Farmers, tour agencies fear Mount Ontake eruption puts profits in danger
The eruption of Mount Ontake on Sept. 27 has farmers and tourism employees worried that the region's goods and reputation may be damaged.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
Tepco to settle 3/11 suit over hospital evacuee's death for ¥13.5 million
Tokyo Electric Power Co. agreed Friday to pay ¥13.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit filed over the death of a woman who was forced to evacuate from a hospital during the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, a relative of the woman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2014
3/11 victims' kin have day in court
The families of 23 Ishinomaki students killed by tsunami in March 2011 testify as a trial over responsibility for their deaths begins in Sendai.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2014
Sailor's kin win boost in redress
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday ordered the government and a former Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer to pay more than ¥73 million in damages to the family of a seaman who committed suicide in 2004 — a figure markedly higher than the ¥4.4 million sought earlier in a lower court ruling.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2014
Activists sue over Abe's 'unconstitutional' Yasukuni visit
Citizens in Osaka sue the government for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial visit last December to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, alleging it violated their constitutional right to "live in peace."
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2014
Banks sue Olympus for ¥27.9 billion over fraud
Olympus Corp. said Wednesday it's being sued by six banks for a total of ¥27.9 billion in damages, the largest amount among civil lawsuits filed against the camera and endoscope maker over a 13-year accounting fraud.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2014
Court rejects nursery tsunami suit
The Sendai District Court rejects a lawsuit filed over schoolchildren in Miyagi Prefecture who were killed as their caretakers belatedly fled the March 2011 tsunami by car.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2014
Officials faulted in death of Ghanaian
In a landmark verdict, the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ruled that immigration officials were responsible for the death of a Ghanaian man they were forcibly deporting in 2010.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2014
Suit against tsunami-hit bank fails
The Sendai District Court ruled Tuesday against the plaintiffs in a damages suit brought by relatives of three bank employees killed by the huge tsunami generated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2014
Court awards ¥47 million to family of fatal bicycling accident victim
The Tokyo District Court ordered a bicyclist to pay ¥47 million in damages on Tuesday to the family of an elderly woman he hit and killed after running a red light.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2013
Kindergarten told to pay for tsunami deaths
A kindergarten is ordered to pay ¥177 million to the families of four children killed when their school bus was swamped by the 2011 tsunami as it was being driven toward lower ground.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2013
Family of drowned boy to sue operator of kindergarten
The family of a 5-year-old who drowned in a river in Ehime Prefecture during a kindergarten excursion last year will sue the operator of the school, sources said Thursday.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
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