Gov't ordered to pay 170 mil. yen for Atsugi base noise

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs walk into the Tokyo High Court on July 23 to hear a ruling on their case, in which they sought compensation for their suffering caused by aircraft noise at U.S. Atsugi Naval Air Facility in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The court ordered the government to pay about 170 million yen in damages to 134 residents who live near the base.

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