Okinawa gov. to approve landfill for U.S. base relocation

Okinawa gov. to approve landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2012 shows an offshore area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, which is tapped as the site of a replacement airstrip for the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station, located in Okinawa's densely populated city of Ginowan.

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