State ordered to pay 810 mil. yen for ASDF base noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - Residents in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, who filed lawsuits over noise from the Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu base, welcome their victory March 6 at the Kanazawa District Court. The court ordered the government to pay about 810 million yen in compensation to the local residents.

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