Japan nuclear compensation bill passes key hurdle
TOKYO (Reuters) - A lower house committee of Japan's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to help Tokyo Electric Power pay billions of dollars in compensation to those hurt by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, ensuring a law will soon be in place to guarantee the utility's survival and get aid to victims.
Kiyoshi Takenaka and Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO
Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:13am EDT
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