Tokyo: A Japanese court awarded record compensation for thousands of residents near a US military base over aircraft noise, but rejected their demand to suspend flights at odd hours.
An Okinawa court ordered the Japanese government to pay ¥30.19bil (RM1.18bil) in damages to about 22,000 residents near Kadena Air Base – more than three times the highest previous award over military noise.
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