By SHOGO MITSUZUMI/ Staff Writer
January 29, 2022 at 16:30 JST
A noise level meter close to U.S. Kadena Air Base (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NAHA--In the largest lawsuit of its kind, more than 35,000 residents in Okinawa Prefecture announced Jan. 28 they are seeking 91.6 billion yen ($795 million) for deafening noise pollution from aircraft operating out of the U.S. Kadena Air Base. [Read More]
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