and added tepco's preparations for its tsunami were inadequate.he plaintiffs asked for about $40 million in compensation for emotional suffering and damage to their livelihoods. but the court ruled that state and operator will have to pay about $500,000 distributed among 89 plaintiffs. the plaintiffs' leader said he appreciates the judge's acknowledgement of the state's responsibility but also was disappointed. >> translator: the amount of compensation is far too small. we want to ask the court for more understanding. >> evacuees have filed similar class-action lawsuits nationwide. this is the seventh case in which a district court has found not just tepco, but also the governments liable. >>> as communities continue to deal with the aftermath of the disaster some of the region's hardest hit areas are preparing to welcome the world's top athletes. nhk has learned when the first pitch of the 2020 olympics is thrown in fukushima, a special guest could be in the stands. showcasing reconstruction efforts is one of the goals of the 2020 tokyo olympics

tepco released a mission for decommissioning.g. the comompany will post about $2 billion on the books as the cost for the first stage of that process. that includes tests for removing debris and inspecting the inside of the contatainment vessel of e number 2 reactor. the debris comprises nuclear fuel and parts of the structure that melted down in the march 2011 accident. removing it from the reactors is expected to cost more than $9 billion. researchers in japan are conducting trials to see if 5g networks can help deal with a serious labor shortage. 5g debuted in the country last week on a limited basis. plans to use 5g at its chain of nursing homes to o manage meals. companany officials say the mov could lighten the staff's work lode. the facial images of residents are scanned as they head to dining rooms. data on their dietary needs are sent instantly to kitchens over a 5g network. the company also plans to take photos of the meals so the amount of food consumed by the residents is recorded automatically. >> translator: securing

or talked about fukushima a long time since you're 212013 you know i mean what kind of dilemma is tepco sitting on with like you know a 1000000 tons of contaminated water they're still trying to figure out what to do with we know the lies about the olympics go back to 2012 that's one still serving japanese prime minister abbay said to the international olympic committee please come to japan in summer 2020 fukushima daiichi is under control that was a lie that was a very serious lie that he told they won the games the lies do continue to this time and you mention the greenpeace report they've done really cutting edge work they've showed that across downtown fukushima city there are hot spots all over the place that need to be cleaned up before large numbers of people come in from around the world to watch the games even at the softball and baseball stadium which is near fukushima city where the olympics will be held you know those events there are serious contamination spots and even worse than all that is the j. village it's a soccer complex very near fukushima daiichi nuclear power pla

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tokyo electric power or tepco granted cbs news rare access to show progress being made.iation counters. we had our baseline radiation levels checked to compare with when we leave, then headed out to the site of the world's worst nuclear catastrophe since chernobyl. >> we're about 100 times normal background radiation, tepco employees say this is safe as long as we don't stay here for very long. this past week, a new movie about fukushima was released in time for this anniversary. retelling a disaster that needed little to dramatize further. robots are only just starting to survey damage done. lethal radiation is still generated by melted fuel inside, but a technological cleanup is decades away. another problem is political. water needed to cool the reactors is building up, and space is running out. it's a "not in my back yard" anxiety. more than 1,000 tanks hold more than 1.2 million tons of tainted water. that can fill nearly 500 olympic-size swimming pools. the most pressing question now is what to do with all of this treated water. tepco says the most realistic option

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