Inamine meets Obuchi about heliport relocation plan

Inamine meets Obuchi about heliport relocation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) escorts Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) at the premier's official residence Nov. 25 to a meeting room to discuss the Okinawa prefectural government's plan to relocate the heliport functions of a U.S. military base in central Okinawa to Nago in northern Okinawa. At left is Mikio Aoki, chief cabinet secretary and chief of the Okinawa Development Agency.

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