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TEPCO seeks extra Y689.4 billion from gov't-backed fund

National Dec. 27, 2011 - 02:16PM JST ( 21 )

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MaboDofuIsSpicyDec. 27, 2011 - 02:24PM JST

Good boy Edano
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ExportExpertDec. 27, 2011 - 02:43PM JST

Going through the process of claiming myself actually, luckily have the backing of a business association i am a member off so it shouldn't be excessively painlful, but there is still a fair bit of mucking around to do it.
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DisillusionedDec. 27, 2011 - 03:01PM JST

Too late! The J-Gov just spent it sending the Coast Gurd to the southern ocean to protect their "uhum" research vessels.
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sillygirlDec. 27, 2011 - 03:22PM JST

don`t give it to tepco - they should sell off more assets first
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Tim BedwellDec. 27, 2011 - 03:57PM JST

TEPCO should be nationalized, cut up and sold to pay the victims.
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j4p4nFTWDec. 27, 2011 - 04:25PM JST

I think this money is necessary for executive bonuses and compensation.
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The_TrueDec. 27, 2011 - 04:26PM JST

aaaaaahahahahahahahaha!!!

my god in any other country that company will be on gov hands and everyone in jail!

hey this is japan!!
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ElvensilvanDec. 27, 2011 - 04:42PM JST

So ... TEPCO is loaning another 700 billion yen to pay off the victims.

And TEPCO is planning to increase the power consumption charges to be able to pay off the victims, and the loans.

So ... TEPCO consumers are (and will) paying for the victims, and the loans.
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smithinjapanDec. 27, 2011 - 05:39PM JST

I say give it to them... in the form of nationalization and a swift kick in the ass (preferably with a pointy Italian shoe, or steel-toed boot). They ask for understanding? ask THEM to understand. They claim to be victims? point to the victims before giving them said kick and telling them to wake up. Either way, TEPCO needs to go the way of the dinosaur.
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some14someDec. 27, 2011 - 05:57PM JST

Pass on burden to taxpayers, where's the problem? This is the norm in this country, a domestic issue and good "understanding" between the govt and businesses. shouganai :(
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saru_auDec. 27, 2011 - 07:42PM JST

Edano, save us the time and tears, just pass a bill to give tepco 1 trillion yen a month (1/2 for their bonuses), and the 1st born child of every family in Japan for the next 40 years (for "research" - whaling style)
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sf2kDec. 27, 2011 - 09:47PM JST

if you're giving them that amount of money, nationalize it, so there is some kind of accountability. Why TEPCO hasn't been liquidated first is beyond belief
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sf2kDec. 27, 2011 - 09:49PM JST

if it does go through, force all officers of the company to eat whale meat as a condition of receiving funds
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zichiDec. 27, 2011 - 11:30PM JST

TEPCO should be taken over first, by the government, the only people who will lose their jobs will be the board. Sell off the more than ¥200 billion assets and also the nuclear power plant in Niigata.
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YongYangDec. 28, 2011 - 12:40AM JST

Lie after lie after lie after... well, if you still, STILL receive comfort from what TEPCO spouts, ha, well, good luck. Lie after lie. They WILL be nationalized.
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wtfjapanDec. 28, 2011 - 01:08AM JST

hey JapanToday theres an error in your title, it should read. "TEPCO expects extra Y689.4+ billion from Japanese tax payer"
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whiskeysourDec. 28, 2011 - 04:57AM JST

According to a study led by Andreas Stohl the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, twice as much radioactive cesium-137 — a cancer-causing agent — was pumped into the atmosphere than Japan had announced, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl. The French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety found 30 times more cesium-137 was released into the Pacific than the plant's owner has acknowledged.

And that is the number one reason why I am going to leave japan next year.

http://news.yahoo.com/no-mans-land-attests-japans-nuclear-nightmare-161912721.html
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whiskeysourDec. 28, 2011 - 04:59AM JST

I pray and hope the people of Fukushima relocate to other unpopulated areas and start again.

**Japan is in my prayers. **
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oginomeDec. 28, 2011 - 06:49AM JST

TEPCO is a disgrace.
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bajhista65Dec. 30, 2011 - 12:18AM JST

Watch out JGovernment ..... TEPCO is filthy rich and greedy. I agree with Silly Girl... they should sell all there assets and packed up. Why borrow Tax payers money....
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zichiDec. 30, 2011 - 12:46AM JST

TEPCO does not have enough cash, even after the sale of all its assets to pay out more than ¥2 trillion in compensation and more than ¥20 trillion to deal with the nuclear disaster.