Reclamation work continues off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, to build a new U.S. military base to relocate the functions of the U.S. Marine Corp Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, also in the prefecture. (Kosuke Hamana)
The future of a massive land reclamation project in Okinawa Prefecture for a new U.S. military base looks increasingly murky as construction work entered its third year on Dec. 14.
The project pushed by the central government is not only fiercely opposed by local residents, but also plagued by uncertainty due to the porous nature of the seabed off the Henoko district of Nago. It has been described as having the consistency of mayonnaise.