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Shizuoka governor to step down

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) Shizuoka Gov. Yoshinobu Ishikawa announced Wednesday he will step down to take responsibility for the delay in the opening of Shizuoka Airport, which straddles the cities of Shimada and Makinohara. The three-month delay was prompted by... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Mar 25 2009

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