Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

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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