Okinawa rebuffs state order on landfill work, court battle looms

Okinawa rebuffs state order on landfill work, court battle looms

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga attends a press conference at the prefectural office in Naha, the capital of Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 11, 2015. Onaga said he will refuse to accept land minister's instruction to retract his decision to block landfill work for the relocation of a U.S. military base, setting the stage for a court battle by the central government to overrule the governor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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