Gov't suspends work on relocating U.S. base within Okinawa

Gov't suspends work on relocating U.S. base within Okinawa

Protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2015, expressing their opposition to the Japanese government's plan to build a replacement facility in waters off the camp for the Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma in the same prefecture. The Japanese government suspended work the same day on the planned relocation of the U.S. military base for a month as part of efforts to defuse tensions with local authorities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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