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The Japanese Supreme Court acquits the state of any responsibility to compensate around 3,700 people affected by the nuclear disaster.
2022-06-17

Typhoon Haishen approaches Japan, threatening the coasts of Okinawa and the island of Kyushu. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government is setting up a crisis response team and urges people to take precautions. Officials compare the typhoon to Typhoon Vera, which in 1959 killed more than 5,000 people.
2020-09-5

The Government of Japan intervenes to reduce the exchange rate of the Japanese yen with the United States dollar after the yen reached record highs.
2011-10-31

The Government of Japan announces a $157 billion additional budget to cover the costs of recovering from March's earthquake and tsunami.
2011-10-21

The Government of Japan publishes a reconstruction plan for areas devastated by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-07-21

A Bank of Japan survey shows that business confidence has fallen markedly since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-07-1

The Japanese government says that Tokyo Electric Power will have to compensate farmers for losses caused by the Fukushima I nuclear accidents.
2011-03-22

The Tokyo Electric Power Company announces rolling blackouts caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan.
2011-03-14

The Government of Japan evacuates over 200,000 people as fear of nuclear contamination from the power plants grow.
2011-03-13

The Government of Japan evacuates thousands of residents living near the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant following a radiation leak.
2011-03-11