Japan gov't files suit over Okinawa landfill approval revocation

Japan gov't files suit over Okinawa landfill approval revocation

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga speaks at a news conference at the prefectural government building in Naha, the capital of Japan's southernmost island prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2015, after land minister Keiichi Ishii filed a lawsuit demanding Onaga retract his decision to block landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military air base within Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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