Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

TOKYO, Japan - Academy Award-winning animation movie director Hayao Miyazaki speaks to reporters on Oct. 1, 2009 after a Hiroshima District Court ruling in favor of residents in western Japan seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district with old historical buildings and facilities. At a press conference at his studio in Tokyo, Miyazaki, whose latest animated film ''Gake no Ue no Ponyo'' (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) was inspired by the area in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, welcomed the ruling, saying he admires the ''courage'' the judges have shown. (Kyodo)

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    TOKYO, Japan - Academy Award-winning animation movie director Hayao Miyazaki welcomes a Hiroshima District Court ruling on Oct. 1, 2009 in favor of residents in western Japan seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district with old historical buildings and facilities. At a press conference at his studio in Tokyo, Miyazaki, whose latest animated film ''Gake no Ue no Ponyo'' (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) was inspired by the area in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, said he admires the ''courage'' the judges have shown. (Kyodo)
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      HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mikio Oi (R), representative of a group of plaintiffs, and Hideko Matsui (L), representative of the residents in western Japan, celebrate at the Hiroshima Bar Association building on Oct. 1, 2009, after winning a lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district known for old historical buildings and facilities. (Kyodo)
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        HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mikio Oi (R), representative of a group of plaintiffs, and Hideko Matsui (L), representative of the residents in western Japan, speak at a press conference at the Hiroshima Bar Association building on Oct. 1, 2009, after winning a lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district known for old historical buildings and facilities. (Kyodo)