Man harvests rice in field as Yamba Dam project gets canceled

Man harvests rice in field as Yamba Dam project gets canceled

NAGANOHARA, Japan - An 81-year-old man places harvested golden ears of rice in the sun in a field in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2009. The field would have been submerged had the Yamba Dam been constructed as planned. The new administration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has decided to cancel the costly dam project in Gunma Prefecture.

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