Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Thursday said the government will compensate victims of the Tokai nuclear accident -- if they can establish a cause-and-effect relationship between the radiation and any illnesses.
Compensation would be paid to residents who are confirmed to be victims of Japan's worst nuclear accident, which occurred Sept. 30 at a JCO Co. uranium fuel processing plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Obuchi said.
"They (residents) will receive compensation if a cause-and-effect relationship is established," Obuchi told a plenary session of the House of Councilors.