Former Okinawa Gov. Ota, who tackled U.S. base issues, dies at 92

Former Okinawa Gov. Ota, who tackled U.S. base issues, dies at 92

File photo taken in January 1996 shows then Okinawa Gov. Masahide Ota (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto meeting for talks over problems arising from the presence of U.S. military bases in the island prefecture. Ota died of pneumonia and respiratory failure on June 12, 2017, the same day he had turned 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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