Narita International Airport - one of the world's key airports, which handles 25 million passengers a year - still has just one runway. More than 20 years after Narita opened, diehard farmers refuse to sell their tiny parcels of land, strategically sited across the proposed path for a second runway. There are also no night flights in Narita International Airport so as not to disturb its "residents" from resting.
Japan's weak eminent-domain laws discourage a government takeover. The country's leftist fringe has long championed the farmers, sometimes violently. That is why Narita sometimes resembles a fortress.
Can you image yourself living within the vicinity of Narita International Airport, with noise levels up to 95 dB?
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Sources: Asiaweek & Tokyo Journal
Image: CRI Online
Tags: Japan | Narita | Airport
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