Offshore survey for U.S. base transfer in Okinawa continues

Offshore survey for U.S. base transfer in Okinawa continues

FUKUOKA, Japan - A drilling survey is under way off the Henoko area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Aug. 18, 2014, for construction of a facility replacing the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base in Ginowan in the south. The Japanese Defense Ministry is considering extending the current end-of-November deadline to finish the survey.

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