Doubling of state penalty upheld for keeping Isahaya Bay dike shut

Doubling of state penalty upheld for keeping Isahaya Bay dike shut

A defense team reports the latest court ruling on a controversial government reclamation project in a meeting in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on June 10, 2015. The Fukuoka High Court upheld a lower court ruling doubling the monetary penalty imposed on the state for refusing to open the flood gates of the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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