Court rejects gov't suit over penalties on Isahaya Bay dike

Court rejects gov't suit over penalties on Isahaya Bay dike

SAGA, Japan - Fishery workers celebrate on Dec. 12, 2014, in front of the Saga District Court in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the court dismissed the central government's demand for an annulment of a court order for it to pay penalties to fishermen until it opens the floodgates of the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea.

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