The relocation plan, based on a Japan-U.S. agreement, calls for closing the Futenma base located in a congested area of Ginowan and transferring its heliport functions to Nago.
Candidates vying for the leadership of Japan's largest opposition party suggested Monday the alliance with other opposition forces should be maintained ahead of the upper house election next summer but changes should be made to how they cooperate. All four candidates in the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's leadership race…