Governor OKs plan to host U.S. carrier-based aircraft at Iwakuni

Governor OKs plan to host U.S. carrier-based aircraft at Iwakuni

Attending an assembly meeting of the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on June 30, 2017, Gov. Tsugumasa Muraoka says he will accept a plan to transfer over 60 U.S. carrier-based aircraft to a Marine Corps base in Iwakuni in the prefecture by May 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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