Okinawa governor retracts decision blocking U.S. base relocation

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters in Naha, the capital of the southernmost Japan prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2016. Onaga rescinded the same day an action aimed at blocking the relocation of a U.S. air base within the island prefecture, a step crucial to enabling the central government to resume land reclamation work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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