Support for Victims of Operation Tomodachi
Former Prime Minister Koizumi established a fund
Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on July 5, 2016. Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced the establishment of a fund for U.S. Navy sailors who participated in Operation Tomodachi to provide humanitarian relief after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. More than 400 US veterans claiming health problems have filed a class action lawsuit in California against Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. (Photo by AFLO)