Japan airports struggle to resolve relentless fuel shortage

Stakeholders squabble over supply, forcing airports to cancel flight additions

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A Boeing 777 prepares to touch down at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

KEIICHI FURUKAWA and RINANO KATSU

TOKYO/CHIBA, Japan -- A jet fuel shortage that surfaced last summer in Japan appears poised to repeat this year due to a longstanding business practice.

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