Gaps remain between gov't and Okinawa over Futenma relocation

Gaps remain between gov't and Okinawa over Futenma relocation

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama (R front) discuss the planned relocation of a key U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture in Naha on Aug. 11, 2010. Differences of opinion remain between the two sides as the prefecture opposes the government's plan and wants the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station moved outside Okinawa.

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