Opponents of U.S. base relocation in Okinawa sets up fund

Opponents of U.S. base relocation in Okinawa sets up fund

Morimasa Goya (C), a co-leader of the newly established "Henoko Fund," joins Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga (far R) and other people at a press conference in Naha in the southwestern Japanese prefecture on April 9, 2015. The group plans to use the money to run an opinion ad in U.S. newspapers to draw attention to their opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base to the Henoko area in Nago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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