Ginowan mayor leaves for U.S. to push for Futemma relocation

Ginowan mayor leaves for U.S. to push for Futemma relocation

NAHA, Japan - Yoichi Iha (L), mayor of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, speaks July 10 at Naha airport before leaving for the United States to make a fresh pitch for the U.S. government to soon relocate the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station and return the land it is on to his city.

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