SHIZUOKA – The Shizuoka District Court on Friday turned down a request by local residents to repeal a permit issued by the Transport Ministry for the construction of an airport that has been in progress since 1998.
The lawsuit filed by 116 Shizuoka residents claims the ministry illegally authorized the airport plan when it was uncertain that the local government could purchase all the land required.
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