Japan: Nakayama comment on expansion of Narita Airport

id:takerunba comments on a statement ^[1] [ja] by Japanese Minister of Construction and Transport Nariaki Nakayama ^[2] in an interview with Sankei Shimbun ^[3], in which Nakayama criticized local residents obstructing the expansion of Narita airport ^[4] for not having the spirit to sacrifice themselves for the public good. id:takerunba agrees with Nakayama, pointing out how behind Narita is compared with other international airports, and argues that it would actually be better to use Haneda airport ^[5] instead since Haneda is much closer to downtown Tokyo.