Thursday, March 24, 2016
City told to pay damages over faulty guidance in tsunami disaster
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The Sendai District Court on Thursday ordered a city in northeastern Japan to pay about 26.5 million yen ($235,000) in damages to the family of a 9-year-old girl who died in the 2011 tsunami disaster, citing improper guidance by the school.The girl, who was in the third year of the...Full article
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