Japan gov't ordered to pay record damages in U.S. base noise suit

Japan gov't ordered to pay record damages in U.S. base noise suit

Photo taken in February 2014 shows the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture. About 22,000 residents near the base were awarded about 30.2 billion yen ($267 million) in a court ruling on Feb. 23, 2017, marking the largest damages payment levied against the Japanese government in a suit over noise from a military installation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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