Iwakuni mayor tenders resignation over U.S. base dispute

Iwakuni mayor tenders resignation over U.S. base dispute

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Iwakuni Mayor Katsusuke Ihara, an opponent of a central government plan to relocate U.S. jet fighters to a base in the city, tells a news conference why he has tendered his resignation on Dec. 26.

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