Defense chief meets Okinawa governor

Defense chief meets Okinawa governor

NAHA, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Toshitsugu Saito (L) listens Dec. 27 to Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine who reads a statement urging the government to put a 15-year limit on the U.S. military's use of a planned airport in Nago, Okinawa. Saito replied he will relay the request when he meets the new U.S. defense secretary hopefully in January.

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