Gov't resumes base relocation work in Okinawa

Gov't resumes base relocation work in Okinawa

File photo taken in August 2015 shows the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa. The government resumed building work on a U.S. military facility there on Oct. 29, following the land ministry's suspension of Okinawa's attempt to prevent the state from moving ahead with the controversial plan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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