U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan Kyodo - Video taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo)

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2024, shows work to reinforce soft ground being carried out by the central Japanese government in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, prior to the resumption of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan Kyodo - Preparations for work required to address soft ground starts in Oura Bay in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024. (Kyodo)

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Preparations for work required to address soft ground starts in Oura Bay in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Preparations for work required to address soft ground starts in Oura Bay in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Preparations for work required to address soft ground starts in Oura Bay in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Preparations for work required to address soft ground starts in Oura Bay in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Preparations for work required to address soft ground starts in Oura Bay in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024, shows anti-base protesters on a boat (R) approaching work vessels in the Oura Bay in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, the site for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture. The Japanese government started the same day preparations for work required to address soft ground in the bay.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters on a boat in waters in Oura Bay, off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, show their opposition to the planned relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024. On the same day, the Japanese government started preparations to address the soft ground in the bay to continue with offshore landfill work for the transfer.

Indian lunar mission's spacecraft put on launch vehicle

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Cambodia starts to upgrade national road with funds from China

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