Central gov't, Okinawa has 3rd round of U.S. base talks

Central gov't, Okinawa has 3rd round of U.S. base talks

Okinawa Vice Gov. Mitsuo Ageda speaks to reporters after meeting with Kazuhiro Sugita, deputy chief secretary of Japan's Cabinet, in Naha on Aug. 24, 2015. Ageda and Sugita confirmed plans to eliminate safety risks for Okinawa in the third round of intensive talks between the central and Okinawa governments on the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base within Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panel to check ex-Okinawa governor's OK for U.S. base transfer

Panel to check ex-Okinawa governor's OK for U.S. base transfer

Deputy Okinawa Gov. Mitsuo Ageda (L) meets with Kazunori Inoue (far R), chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, in Kadena in the southernmost Japanese prefecture on Jan. 26, 2015. Ageda requested that the bureau refrain from conducting a drilling survey in the Henoko district of Nago until a newly created panel, established to examine the former Okinawa governor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. Futenma base, submits its conclusion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Okinawa Deputy Gov. in charge of U.S. base negotiations resigns

Okinawa Deputy Gov. in charge of U.S. base negotiations resigns

Okinawa Deputy Gov. Mitsuo Ageda announces his resignation on Jan. 23, 2017, in Uruma in the southernmost island prefecture in the wake of allegations that he helped some individuals to be hired as teachers at public schools. Ageda has denied the allegations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-Okinawa vice governor files defamation suit over corruption charge

Ex-Okinawa vice governor files defamation suit over corruption charge

Mitsuo Ageda, the former Okinawa deputy governor, holds a press conference at the prefectural government building in Naha, Japan, on Jan. 26, 2017. Ageda, who resigned on Jan. 23, said that he filed a defamation complaint against a former schools' superintendent over allegations he meddled in hiring of teachers in Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Okinawa deputy gov. in charge of U.S. base negotiations resigns

Okinawa deputy gov. in charge of U.S. base negotiations resigns

At a press conference in Naha on Jan. 23, 2017, Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga said he has approved the resignation of Deputy Gov. Mitsuo Ageda following allegations that he helped some individuals to be hired as teachers at public schools in the southern island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Okinawa deputy gov. in charge of U.S. base negotiations resigns

Okinawa deputy gov. in charge of U.S. base negotiations resigns

At a press conference in Naha on Jan. 23, 2017, Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga said he has approved the resignation of Deputy Gov. Mitsuo Ageda following allegations that he helped some individuals to be hired as teachers at public schools in the southern island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Okinawa Deputy Gov. in charge of U.S. base negotiations resigns

Okinawa Deputy Gov. in charge of U.S. base negotiations resigns

Undated photo shows Okinawa Deputy Gov. Mitsuo Ageda. Takeshi Onaga, the governor of the southernmost island prefecture, said on Jan. 23, 2017, that he has approved the resignation of Ageda following allegations that he helped some individuals to be hired as teachers at public schools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo