Fukuoka governor OKs airport privatization

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa (C) expresses agreement with the proposed privatization of the central government-owned Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, before the prefectural assembly's ad hoc committee on Nov. 20, 2014. Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima also has voiced his readiness to support the idea.

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