Group eyes lawsuit on noise level at U.S. air base in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - A group of residents near Futemma Air Station, a U.S. Marine Corps air base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, attend an inaugural gathering in Ginowan on July 2 to consider suing the Japanese and U.S. governments over noise from the base.

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