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

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

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. The top government spokesman said an administrative decision has already been made, after the latest report by an advisory panel to Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga said it has found a "legal flaw" in the process of his predecessor's controversial approval of landfill work to build a U.S. air base in the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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