Court awards damages to residents near U.S. Kadena base

Court awards damages to residents near U.S. Kadena base

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken in October 2006 shows the premises of the U.S. Kadena Air Base in the town of Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture. The Fukuoka High Court awarded about 5.62 billion yen in damages to noise-hit residents around the base but turned down the plaintiffs' demand for a ban on night-to-early morning flights at the base.

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