2011年3月11日，东日本大地震袭击了日本东北部，距离东京约370公里。里氏9.0级地震和随之而来的海啸造成了广泛的破坏，确认有近1.6万人丧生，近3000人失踪，并破坏了当地的基础设施。地震和海啸还引发了东京电力公司运营的福岛第一核电站的事故。现场的反应堆单元受损，导致辐射释放，日本政府决定下令疏散，并限制核电站20公里范围内的居民居住。
Japan’s compensation system for nuclear damage: as related to the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident
The Great East Japan Earthquake struck north eastern Japan on 11 March 2011, some 370 kilometres northeast of Tokyo. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami caused widespread devastation, the confirmed loss of nearly 16 000 lives with almost 3 000 missing, and disruption of the local infrastructure. The earthquake and tsunami also triggered the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). Damage to the reactor units at the site resulted in the release of radiation and the Japanese government’s decision to order an evacuation and to establish restrictions on habitation of the area within 20 kilometres of the plant.
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