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A small structure built on Narita International Airport property, the last bastion of the so-called “Narita Toso” movement which opposed the building and continued operation of the airport, was demolished by riot police using construction equipment over the weekend, police said Monday.
The structure had stood since 1966, before the airport had opened for business, and was the rallying point for members of the movement.
Narita International Airport management sued for the structure's removal in 2004. After a lengthy judicial process, the Tokyo High Court finally sided with the airport in May of this year.
© Japan Today
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Antonios_M
I remember these people distributing brochures in the Keisei Narita Station. On the one hand, i feel pity for them, but on the other hand, their demands seem irrational.
GW
good riddance!
Trapped
They always made me laugh at the mockery they shoved in the face of the J Govt. But yes, good riddance.
Fadamor
Sooo.... why did the airport have to sue to have somethign removed from THEIR property? This was only a "small structure", so it would SEEM that they could have gotten rid of it on their own sometime during the past 40 years.
Eric Schneider
I don't think that security at Narita is going to ease any in spite of the protestors being gone. I wish US airports were as good at security as Narita....
Gobshite
Are you sure? I've driven into Narita airport many times, the checking is bare minimum, only enough to deter the locals. It would be very easy to take weapons in. Better than nothing though.....
Moderator
Back on topic please.