Japan begins seawall work for controversial U.S. base in Okinawa

Japan begins seawall work for controversial U.S. base in Okinawa

With Japan Coast Guard officials keeping guard, a crane lowers stones contained in large nets to build a seawall off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 25, 2017. The construction work in the prefecture is for a planned replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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