Iwakuni mayor tenders resignation over U.S. base dispute

Iwakuni mayor tenders resignation over U.S. base dispute

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Iwakuni Mayor Katsusuke Ihara (L), an opponent of a central government plan to relocate U.S. jet fighters to a base in the city, tendered his resignation Dec. 26 following a clash over the city's supplementary budget with the city assembly, which is dominated by supporters of the relocation plan. (Kyodo)

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