Anti-U.S. base relocation bloc gains majority in Okinawa assembly

Anti-U.S. base relocation bloc gains majority in Okinawa assembly

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga speaks with reporters in the prefectural capital of Naha in the early hours of June 6, 2016, after candidates opposed to a plan to relocate a key U.S. military base within Okinawa gain a majority in the prefectural assembly election the previous day. The result gave a boost to Onaga's efforts to block construction of the new base in the island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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