Dispute over waste on Teshima Island nears settlement

Dispute over waste on Teshima Island nears settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Kohei Nakabo (C) and representatives of residents fighting a 25-year-old case over industrial waste dumped on Teshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture, meet the press at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on May 26, as the issue neared resolution. Both the Kagawa prefectural government and Teshima residents signaled their readiness to accept a settlement plan presented by a central government commission earlier in the day, which includes a proposal that some 500,000 tons of industrial waste be transferred to nearby Naoshima Island, located in the Inland Sea in western Japan.

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