Iwakuni mayor urges withdrawal of U.S. base plan after 'no' vote

Iwakuni mayor urges withdrawal of U.S. base plan after 'no' vote

TOKYO, Japan - Iwakuni Mayor Katsusuke Ihara speaks with reporters after a visit to the Foreign Ministry to urge the government to withdraw the planned relocation of U.S. carrier-borne aircraft to his city on March 16.

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