Staff writer
In a bid to proceed with the expansion of Narita airport, the Transport Ministry officially unveiled plans Friday to build a shorter runway than earlier envisioned.
Transport Minister Jiro Kawasaki announced that the originally planned 2,500-meter north-south runway at New Tokyo International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, will be shortened by 300 meters and start 800 meters north of its earlier designated launch site.
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