Japan acquits 3 in Fukushima criminal trial

A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives who had been accused of criminal negligence for their roles in the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Although the ruling has likely cleared it of criminal liability, the company, known as Tepco, still faces civil litigation and the burden of mitigating the continuing harm caused by the meltdown of three reactors at the Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima.

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