Japan's highest court orders TEPCO to pay damages to Fukushima disaster victims

TOKYO - Japan's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) should pay 1.4 billion yen ($12 million) in damages to about 3,700 residents whose lives were stricken by the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.

This is the first finalized decision of such damages which cover three class-action lawsuits out of more than 30 filed against the company, averaging about 380,000 yen ($3,290) per plaintiff, according to NHK.