Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara met with Okinawa Gov Denny Tamaki on Saturday to seek his understanding over the transfer of a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. The meeting came over a month after the central government started construction work on a part of the new base…
Landfill work resumes at new U S military site on Okinawa despite local opposition japantoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gov t overrides Okinawa objection to OK U S base transfer work japantoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Japan's land minister on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Okinawa governor, seeking to proceed with the central government's modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture. The suit filed at the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch is part of…