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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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Isahaya Bay case

SAGA, Japan -Fishermen celebrate following a press conference in Saga, Saga Prefecture, on April 11, 2014, after the Saga District Court ordered the state to start paying a penalty to fishermen in two months unless it opens the floodgates of the Isahaya Bay dike in southwestern Japan in line with a high court ruling that ordered the opening for assessment.

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Lawsuit seeking to halt Genkai plant

SAGA, Japan - Plaintiffs head to the Saga District Court in Saga Prefecture on March 12, 2012. A pending lawsuit seeking to shut down Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant was joined by another 1,370 people that day, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to roughly 3,000, the largest among suits against nuclear power plants, according to lawyers.

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Suit against Genkai nuclear plant

SAGA, Japan - Plaintiffs enter the Saga District Court in the city of Saga on July 7, 2011, to file a motion seeking a temporary court order banning the restart of the No. 2 and 3 reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture.

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Court rejects demand for immediate opening of Isahaya Bay dike gates

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hidenori Matsunaga, who led a group of 41 fishermen in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures in a lawsuit filed against the central government, is pictured during their gathering in Nagasaki on June 27, 2011, after the Nagasaki District Court rejected their demand for an immediate opening of two floodgates at the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea. The fishermen claimed the shutting of the floodgates affected tidal currents and led to reduced fish catches.

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Court approves fishermen's plea against project to fill in bay

SAGA, Japan - Plaintiffs celebrate June 27 after the Saga District Court ordered the state to open the Isahaya Bay dike in Nagasaki Prefecture, ruling in favor of about 2,500 fishermen who claim the government's project to fill in the bay has damaged the seawater environment in the area and their fishery businesses.

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Court approves fishermen's plea against project to fill in bay

SAGA, Japan - The Saga District Court on Friday ordered the state to open the Isahaya Bay dike (in file photo taken in November 2007) in Nagasaki Prefecture, ruling in favor of some 2,500 fishermen who claim the government's project to fill in the bay has damaged the seawater environment in the area and their fishery businesses.

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Man acquitted of 1987-1989 murders of 3 women in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - A man holds up a banner saying ''innocence'' in front of the Saga District Court in Saga on May 10 after the court acquitted Teruhiko Matsue who was indicted for killing three women in Kitagata, Saga Prefecture, between 1987 and 1989.

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(1)Court orders suspension of Isahaya dike construction

SAGA, Japan - Lawyers hold up victory banners Aug. 26 at the Saga District Court, which issued a provisional order to suspend a government-backed construction of an inner dike in the Isahaya Bay reclamation project in Nagasaki Prefecture. Fishermen requested the suspension, saying the dike was harming the fishing industry.

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(2)Court orders suspension of Isahaya dike construction

SAGA, Japan - Fishermen and supporters rejoice Aug. 26 after the Saga District Court ordered a suspension of the government-backed construction of an inner dike in the Isahaya Bay reclamation project in Nagasaki Prefecture. Fishermen requested the suspension, saying the dike was harming the fishing industry.

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(3)Court orders suspension of Isahaya dike construction

SAGA, Japan - Fishermen and citizens listen to reports that the Saga District Court ordered Aug. 26 a suspension of the government-backed construction of an inner dike in the Isahaya Bay reclamation project in Nagasaki Prefecture. Fishermen requested the suspension, saying the dike was harming the fishing industry.

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(3)Court orders suspension of Isahaya dike construction

SAGA, Japan - Fishermen and citizens listen to reports that the Saga District Court ordered Aug. 26 a suspension of the government-backed construction of an inner dike in the Isahaya Bay reclamation project in Nagasaki Prefecture. Fishermen requested the suspension, saying the dike was harming the fishing industry. (Kyodo)

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(2)Court orders suspension of Isahaya dike construction

SAGA, Japan - Fishermen and supporters rejoice Aug. 26 after the Saga District Court ordered a suspension of the government-backed construction of an inner dike in the Isahaya Bay reclamation project in Nagasaki Prefecture. Fishermen requested the suspension, saying the dike was harming the fishing industry. (Kyodo)

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Man acquitted of 1987-1989 murders of 3 women in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - A man holds up a banner saying ''innocence'' in front of the Saga District Court in Saga on May 10 after the court acquitted Teruhiko Matsue who was indicted for killing three women in Kitagata, Saga Prefecture, between 1987 and 1989. (Kyodo)

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Court doubles penalty to state for refusing to open Isahaya Bay dike

Fishermen smile at a meeting in Saga City, southwestern Japan, on March 24, 2015, after the Saga District Court doubled the monetary penalty imposed on the state for refusing to open the floodgates of the Isahaya Bay dike. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court doubles penalty to state for refusing to open Isahaya Bay dike

Lawyers defending fishermen stand in front of the Saga District Court in southwestern Japan on March 24, 2015 with banners that state "Increase of monetary penalty on state ordered!" and "Open the floodgates immediately!" The same day the court doubled the monetary penalty imposed on the state for refusing to open the floodgates the Isahaya Bay dike as ordered by an earlier ruling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court doubles penalty to state for refusing to open Isahaya Bay dike

Photo taken Feb. 27, 2015 shows a floodgate (front) of the Isahaya Bay dike in southwestern Japan. The Saga District Court doubled the monetary penalty imposed on the state on March 24, 2015, for refusing to open the floodgates of the dike as ordered by an earlier ruling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects suit seeking halt to MOX use at Genkai nuclear plant

File photo taken in June 2013 shows the No. 3 reactor (R) at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear plant in the town of Genkai, southwestern Japan. The Saga District Court decided March 20, 2015, to reject a suit seeking a halt to the planned use by the utility of plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel at the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects suit seeking halt to MOX use at Genkai nuclear plant

People hold banners in front of the Saga District Court in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan, on March 20, 2015, to protest against the court's decision to reject a suit seeking a halt to the planned use by Kyushu Electric Power Co. of plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel at its Genkai nuclear power plant in the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Antinuke activists gather after suit proceedings in western Japan

Lee Jin Seop, a South Korean national and one of around 9,800 plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to halt the restart of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant in Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, speaks to other plaintiffs and supporters at a meeting held in the city of Saga following his testimony at the Saga District Court on Oct. 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court approves fishermen's plea against project to fill in bay

SAGA, Japan - Plaintiffs celebrate June 27 after the Saga District Court ordered the state to open the Isahaya Bay dike in Nagasaki Prefecture, ruling in favor of about 2,500 fishermen who claim the government's project to fill in the bay has damaged the seawater environment in the area and their fishery businesses. (Kyodo)

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Court approves fishermen's plea against project to fill in bay

SAGA, Japan - The Saga District Court on Friday ordered the state to open the Isahaya Bay dike (in file photo taken in November 2007) in Nagasaki Prefecture, ruling in favor of some 2,500 fishermen who claim the government's project to fill in the bay has damaged the seawater environment in the area and their fishery businesses. (Kyodo)

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Suit against Genkai nuclear plant

SAGA, Japan - Plaintiffs enter the Saga District Court in the city of Saga on July 7, 2011, to file a motion seeking a temporary court order banning the restart of the No. 2 and 3 reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Court rejects demand for immediate opening of Isahaya Bay dike ga

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hidenori Matsunaga, who led a group of 41 fishermen in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures in a lawsuit filed against the central government, is pictured during their gathering in Nagasaki on June 27, 2011, after the Nagasaki District Court rejected their demand for an immediate opening of two floodgates at the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea. The fishermen claimed the shutting of the floodgates affected tidal currents and led to reduced fish catches. (Kyodo)

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Lawsuit seeking to halt Genkai plant

SAGA, Japan - Plaintiffs head to the Saga District Court in Saga Prefecture on March 12, 2012. A pending lawsuit seeking to shut down Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant was joined by another 1,370 people that day, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to roughly 3,000, the largest among suits against nuclear power plants, according to lawyers. (Kyodo)

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Court nixes request to halt restart of reactors

Holding protest banners, people head to Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s office in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on June 13, 2017, when a district court rejected an injunction request to halt the restart of two reactors at the utility's Genkai power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court nixes request to halt restart of reactors

People stage a protest rally in front of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s office in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on June 13, 2017, when a district court rejected an injunction request to halt the restart of two reactors at the utility's Genkai power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court nixes request to halt restart of reactors

People stage a protest rally in front of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s office in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on June 13, 2017, when a district court rejected an injunction request to halt the restart of two reactors at the utility's Genkai power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court nixes request to halt restart of reactors

Photo taken June 12, 2017, shows Nos. 3 (R) and 4 reactors of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Saga. The Saga District Court on June 13 rejected an injunction request to halt their restart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects request for halt to restart reactors

Protesters hold banners criticizing a court decision on June 13, 2017, to reject an injunction request over restart of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant reactors in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Saga. The demonstration was staged in front of the Saga District Court. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects request for halt to restart reactors

Protesters hold banners criticizing a court decision on June 13, 2017, to reject an injunction request over restart of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant reactors in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Saga. The demonstration was staged in front of the Saga District Court. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects request for halt to restart reactors

Photo taken June 12, 2017, shows Nos. 3 (L) and 4 reactors of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Saga. The Saga District Court rejected an injunction request on June 13 over their restart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects request for halt to restart reactors

Photo taken in December 2016 shows Nos. 3 (R) and 4 reactors of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Saga. The Saga District Court rejected an injunction request on June 13, 2017, over their restart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo