U.S. rules out paying court-ordered damages over warplane noise in Japan
(WorldNews Japan)

The United States has rejected shouldering payments of damages ordered in final Japanese court rulings over noise pollution from U.S. warplanes using bases in the country, Japanese government sources told Jiji Press on Thursday. Article 18 of the bilateral status of forces agreement stipulates that the United States should bear 75 percent of damages when appeared first on The Japan Times. > ......