Iwakuni city to hold plebiscite on relocation of U.S. fighters

Iwakuni city to hold plebiscite on relocation of U.S. fighters

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Katsusuke Ihara, mayor of the city of Iwakuni, briefs reporters at the city office in Iwakuni on Feb. 2 on a plebiscite to ask citizens whether they would accept a plan to relocate U.S. carrier-borne airplanes from Atsugi base near Tokyo.

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