Court hearing begins on revoked U.S. base relocation work approval

Court hearing begins on revoked U.S. base relocation work approval

Protesters against a U.S. base relocation within Japan's southernmost Okinawa Prefecture gather in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 2, 2015, when a court hearing on a lawsuit filed by the state seeking approval to overrule the governor, who has taken steps to block landfill work for the relocation, started at the Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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