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

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

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga (R) receives a report from a representative of his advisory panel at the prefectural government building in Naha on July 16, 2015. The report says the panel, examining his predecessor's approval of landfill work for a U.S. Marine Corps air base, found a "legal flaw" in the approval process, according to sources close to the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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