Government, Okinawa officials meet over Futemma base transfer

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the central government and Okinawa meet at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19 in the latest round of talks on moving the U.S. Marine Futemma Air Station from Ginowan in central Okinawa to Nago in the north. The latest talks concern a proposal from the city of Nago on how to reduce aircraft engine noise from the proposed base. The government is represented in the meeting by Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma (1st R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki (2nd R) and the Okinawa side is led by Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (3rd L)

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