Court doubles penalty to state for refusing to open Isahaya Bay dike

Court doubles penalty to state for refusing to open Isahaya Bay dike

Photo taken Feb. 27, 2015 shows a floodgate (front) of the Isahaya Bay dike in southwestern Japan. The Saga District Court doubled the monetary penalty imposed on the state on March 24, 2015, for refusing to open the floodgates of the dike as ordered by an earlier ruling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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