TOKYO - The cost of the clean-up and compensation after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster may double to US$125 billion, the plant's operator said. Tokyo Electric Power Company said decontamination of irradiated areas and compensating those affected would cost more than the 5 trillion yen (HK$482 billion) it estimated in April. The utility received 1 trillion yen of public cash in April in exchange for granting the government a controlling stake. But the company said it was looking at a bill of up to 10 trillion yen, adding it would need more government help. AFP
TOKYO - Police arrested four members of the same extended family in a multiple-murder investigation that has transfixed Japan, an official said. Three decaying corpses were found in an empty house in western Japan several weeks ago. A fourth body was pulled out of the sea in the area this week as police said more people were missing. The main suspect in the case - a 64-year-old woman called Miyoko - has been in custody since early in the probe, which began last year. Officers re-arrested Sumida and arrested her 62-year-old common-law husband and her two sons, aged 30 and 25. They also arrested a 42-year-old man married to one of the women whose body was found in her house. AFP