Okinawa poised to tussle with gov't on base relocation

Okinawa poised to tussle with gov't on base relocation

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga attends a meeting of governors in the Kyushu region in southwestern Japan on Oct. 27, 2015, in Miyazaki city. Onaga is in the center of a tussle with the central government over his attempt to prevent the state from moving ahead with the building of a U.S. military replacement facility in the southern island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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