Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it will pay up to ¥300,000 each in additional provisional compensation to anyyone who was forced to evacuate or was otherwise adversely affected by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
The payment follows the first provisional compensation payment, in which Tepco gave up to ¥1 million to each household within 30 km of the radiation-leaking plant.
Industry minister Banri Kaieda told a news conference the additional payment is intended to compensate for "mental suffering."