Okinawa panel finds flaw in ex-governor's landfill approval: sources

Okinawa panel finds flaw in ex-governor's landfill approval: sources

Photo taken in March 2015 from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Henoko coastal area of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where a U.S. Marine Corps air base is set to be relocated. An advisory panel to Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga, examining his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the base, found a "legal flaw" in the approval process in a report on July 16, according to sources close to the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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