Governor seeks to move Futenma outside Okinawa

Governor seeks to move Futenma outside Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima says he will seek to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station outside of Okinawa, against a Japan-U.S. accord, during a press conference in Naha on Oct. 28, 2010.

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