Okinawan officials urge low noise at planned airport

TOKYO - Officials from Okinawa Prefecture, including Gov. Keiichi Inamine (L) and Nago Mayor Tateo Kishimoto (second from L), meet their central government counterparts on Nov. 29 in Tokyo. They were taking part in a panel examining a new airport to be built in Nago to take over the heliport functions of a U.S. military base. During the meeting, the Okinawan officials urged that noise levels from the planned airport be kept to a minimum.

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