Mayor speaks of Okinawa's plan to block U.S. base transfer

Mayor speaks of Okinawa's plan to block U.S. base transfer

Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine speaks at a press conference at his office in the southwestern Japanese city on July 13, 2015, about the Okinawa prefectural assembly's passage the same day of an ordinance that regulates the transport of soil from outside the island prefecture. The move is an attempt to delay the central government's planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma to an offshore area in Nago's Henoko district despite staunch local opposition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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