Nago mayor to announce decision on Futemma base's relocation

NAGO, Japan - Nago Mayor Tateo Kishimoto (L) is set to announce on Dec. 27 the Okinawa Prefecture city will accept a proposal to relocate the Futemma U.S. Marines base's heliport functions to an airport to be built in the Heneko district of the northern Okinawa Prefecture city. Kishimoto shakes hands with Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki (R), who visited the city to explain the central government's position in the issue, at a Nago hotel on Dec. 26.

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