Okinawa okays seabed drilling off Henoko for U.S. base move

Okinawa okays seabed drilling off Henoko for U.S. base move

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Okinawa prefectural government approves the start of seabed drilling off the Henoko area in Nago on Aug. 28, 2014, a necessary step to fill in an offshore zone and build a replacement facility for the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station in Ginowan in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The Henoko coastal area is seen in this file phone taken on June 28, 2014.

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