Ceremony held to open bridge over Yamba Dam in eastern Japan

Ceremony held to open bridge over Yamba Dam in eastern Japan

MAEBASHI, Japan - A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held on Oct. 1, 2014, to open a bridge built over Yamba Dam in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, after decades of controversy over the advisability of dam construction. (Kyodo)

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