Why does only Fukushima have to endure 20 mSv a year? – Lawsuit by residents of Minami-Soma City

On January 13, 2016, the second oral argument was held for the repeal of the annual radiation level of 20 mSv as a threshold for evacuation in Minami-Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, which is much higher than the level in other parts of Japan. Twenty plaintiffs from the city came to the Tokyo District Court. This legal action was started against the Japanese Government by 808 residents in 206 households in the city, who insisted that it is illegal to repeal the designation as specific spots recommended for evacuation based on 20 mSv per year. The government refuted the claim, saying that “the repeal is based on reasonable standards”. In other words, it insists that the threshold of 20 mSv per year is appropriate. The plaintiffs were furious about the government’s insistence, complaining, “Why does only Fukushima have to endure 20 mSv a year”? (YUMOTO Masanori)   
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なぜ福島だけが20ミリシーベルトなのか！～南相馬住民の基準撤回訴訟

１月１３日、南相馬・避難２０ミリシーベルト基準撤回訴訟の第２回口頭弁論が開催された。東京地裁には、福島県南相馬市から原告２０名が上京した。この裁判は、２０１５年４月と６月に、年２０ミリシーベルトを基準とした特定避難勧奨地点の解除は違法だとして福島県南相馬市の住民２０６世帯８０８人が、国を相手取り、解除の取り消しを求めて東京地裁に提訴した裁判である。国は、この訴えに対して「特定避難勧奨地点の解除は、合理的基準に基づいている」つまり、２０ミリシーベルト基準は正しいという主張をし反論した。その主張に、原告たちは「なぜ福島県だけが２０ミリシーベルト基準なのか」と怒りをあらわにしていた。（湯本雅典）   
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