Japan high court bans JMSDF night, early morning flights at Atsugi

The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court’s decision to ban the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force from operating flights at Atsugi late at night and early in the morning.

By Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan (JMSDF P-3C (5056) @RJTAUploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The case is unique as the court also ordered the government to pay damages for future noise pollution at the base.

However, the residents failed to get approval to ban U.S. flights there.

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