Maehara visits Yamba Dam site

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Land minister Seiji Maehara (R) visits the construction site for the Yamba Dam in the town of Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2009. A recent announcement by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government that it is canceling the 57-year-old project to build a dam in the area has drawn strong opposition by local people.

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