Top court rules in favor of U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Top court rules in favor of U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Judges of the Supreme Court's No. 2 Petty Bench sit in a courtroom in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2016, before handing down a ruling on a dispute between the central government and Okinawa prefectural government over the relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps air base within the southern island prefecture. The top court ruled in favor of the central government in the dispute and put an end to a legal fight that followed Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval to reclaim land for the relocation of the Marines' Air Station Futenma from a crowded residential area in Ginowan to the Henoko coastal area of Nago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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