The Tokyo District Court on Monday nullified a decision by NHK to end the contract of a French anchorwoman who temporarily fled Japan during the Fukushima nuclear crisis in March 2011.
The ruling also declared that Emmanuelle Bodin¡¯s decision to leave Japan in the face of the nation¡¯s worst-ever nuclear crisis and prioritize her life over work did not represent professional negligence.
¡°Given the circumstances under which the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima No. 1 plant¡¯s nuclear accident took place, it is absolutely impossible to criticize as irresponsible her decision to evacuate abroad to protect her life,¡± the ruling said.
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