Okinawa, central gov't discuss base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from Okinawa Prefecture meet central government officials Aug. 25 in Tokyo to discuss a plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in the prefecture. Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine is seen standing at the table (L). The meeting was the first time the officials have met to discuss the details of moving the facility's heliport functions to a planned military-civilian airport in central Okinawa.

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