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Not even 10,000 USD. A bit underwhelming even at the original award amount (3m Yen, ~27,600 USD).
by atdrummond 7y ago
Not even 10,000 USD. A bit underwhelming even at the original award amount (3m Yen, ~27,600 USD).
- PaulHoule 7y agoIt makes me think of a visual novel in which a character is bullied and has 1 million yen extorted by another character over a period of time. We thought about and figured that was very possible.
- jcheng 7y ago> ...on top of the ¥8.5 million it paid per person based on estimates calculated under government-set interim standards. So ¥9.5 million, or ~$88,000 total
- atdrummond 7y agoCorrect. I know individuals whose expenses related to abandonment of their homes in the region (such as temporary housing, replacement of household goods, etc.) far exceeded ¥1 million. The original amount, much less the reduced compensation, didn't seem appropriate in light of the experienced abandonment-related damages. I don't know enough about the ¥8.5 million calculation, and what damages it is meant to cover, to conclude whether it is a reasonable sum or not.