(1)Court orders suspension of Isahaya dike construction

(1)Court orders suspension of Isahaya dike construction

SAGA, Japan - Lawyers hold up victory banners Aug. 26 at the Saga District Court, which issued a provisional order to suspend a government-backed construction of an inner dike in the Isahaya Bay reclamation project in Nagasaki Prefecture. Fishermen requested the suspension, saying the dike was harming the fishing industry.

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