Councils comprising agricultural and dairy cooperatives and local governments in Fukushima and four other prefectures near the crippled No. 1 nuclear plant will seek more than ¥10 billion in damages from Tokyo Electric Power Co., according to recent announcements.
A council of agricultural cooperatives and other farm groups in Gunma Prefecture said Thursday it will demand ¥1.6 billion from Tepco in compensation for losses incurred as a result of the ban on the shipment of the prefecture's spinach and "kakina" leafy vegetables from March 21 to April 8.
A similar council in Tochigi Prefecture said the same day it will seek ¥1.3 billion in damages from the utility.