Complex sentence: In May 2001 the Japanese government purchased the plant for nearly 40 million dollars and shut it down, after the U.S. government, specifically the Department of Justice brought suit against the private incinerator owner in Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 2001 the Japanese government purchased the plant for nearly 40 million dollars and shut it down. After the U.S. government, specifically the Department of Justice brought suit against the private incinerator owner in Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture.