Okinawa gov. reiterates opposition to Futenma relocation plan

Okinawa gov. reiterates opposition to Futenma relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hands written requests to the central government to Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on May 28, 2011. The governor reiterated his opposition to the plan to move the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from Ginowan to Nago, both in Okinawa.

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