Nago mayor explains airport plan for Henoko

Nago mayor explains airport plan for Henoko

NAGO, Japan - Nago mayor Tateo Kishimoto (left, seated) briefs citizens and journalists Dec. 17 on a plan to build an airport for use by both commercial airlines and the U.S. military in the city's Henoko district. The site, adjacent to U.S. Marine Camp Schwab, was selected for relocation of a U.S. military heliport in central Okinawa.

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