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Court rules Isahaya Bay floodgates must remain closed, ditches fine paid to fishermen

National / Crime & Legal Jul 30, 2018

Court rules Isahaya Bay floodgates must remain closed, ditches fine paid to fishermen

The Fukuoka High Court has ruled that the floodgates of a dike at Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture should remain closed, ruling in favor of the central government in a protracted legal battle over a land reclamation project that has been opposed by local ...

Editorials Apr 22, 2017

The gridlock in Isahaya Bay

The government should not abrogate its responsibility and leave it to the courts to resolve the Isahaya Bay dispute.

Editorials Nov 22, 2015

Resolve the Isahaya Bay standoff

The government should get more serious about resolving the legal gridlock surrounding the Isahaya Bay dike in Nagasaki Prefecture.

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