国际英语资讯:Tokyo High Court upholds compensation order over U.S. base noise
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 6-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="upheld">upheld</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="air">air</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="some">some</span> 760 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yen">yen</span> (7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="plaintiffs">plaintiffs</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yokota">Yokota</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Base">Base</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>.</p><p><span word="Presiding">Presiding</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Shigeru">Shigeru</span> <span word="Nakanishi">Nakanishi</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="distress">distress</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="disrupting">disrupting</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tolerable">tolerable</span> <span word="level">level</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plaintiffs">plaintiffs</span>' <span word="sufferings">sufferings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plaintiffs">plaintiffs</span>' <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="also">also</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="sufferings">sufferings</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sufferings">sufferings</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plaintiffs">plaintiffs</span>, <span word="Toshimi">Toshimi</span> <span word="Nakajima">Nakajima</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Osprey">Osprey</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plaintiffs">plaintiffs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>.</p>
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