Okinawa sues central gov't over base relocation issue

Okinawa sues central gov't over base relocation issue

File photo taken in October 2015 shows U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and the neighboring residential area of Ginowan, Okinawa. The prefectural government filed a suit on Dec. 25 against the state's decision to overrule a prefectural attempt to block landfill work in the Henoko coastal area of Nago, also in Okinawa, the planned site for the relocation of the base. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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