Gov't, Nago agree to build 2 runways for U.S. base relocation

Gov't, Nago agree to build 2 runways for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga (L) and Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro pose for photos at a press conference following their talks at the Defense Agency on April 8. They agreed to build two runways at the site of a U.S. military airfield to be constructed in the northern Okinawa city.

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