Gov't to set aside 100 bil. yen for Okinawa development

Gov't to set aside 100 bil. yen for Okinawa development

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from L) and members of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's cabinet meet at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 17 to discuss a plan to prepare for the relocation of a U.S. military heliport in central Okinawa to Nago, a city on the northern part of the island. The central government told Inamine it plans to set aside 100 billion yen over 10 years for developing the northern part of Okinawa.

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