Okinawa assembly members protest base relocation plan

Okinawa assembly members protest base relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Members of the Okinawa prefectural assembly opposed to the relocation of a U.S. base within the southern Japanese prefecture block the entrance of the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 26, 2011, in an attempt to prevent Defense Ministry officials from submitting a key environmental impact assessment report to the office. The document marks another step in the controversial plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa. (Kyodo)

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