NGOs support Okinawa governor over U.S. military base relocation

Tsuyoshi Kitaueda (C) briefs the press in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2015, about a joint statement issued earlier in the day by 181 groups in support of Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga over his opposition to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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