Yokosuka civic group requests referendum on carrier deployment

Yokosuka civic group requests referendum on carrier deployment

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A member of a civic group in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, hands a direct petition to Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya (far right) on Jan. 17 to set a local ordinance to hold a referendum on whether or not to allow the deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base.

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