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Japan's Okinawa Governor Officially Revokes US Base Relocation Approval
Japan's Okinawa Governor Officially Revokes US Base Relocation Approval
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Takeshi Onaga, the governor of the southernmost Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, has officially revoked his predecessor’s approval to relocate a controversial... 13.10.2015, Sputnik International
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Japan's Okinawa Governor Officially Revokes US Base Relocation Approval
03:54 GMT 13.10.2015 (Updated: 10:31 GMT 06.08.2022) Takeshi Onaga, the governor of the southernmost Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, has officially revoked his predecessor’s approval to relocate a controversial US military base within the region, local media reported Tuesday.
TOKYO (Sputnik) — According to the local Kyodo news agency, Onaga, who wants the base to be moved outside the region, has sent an official nullification of the relocation approval to the Japanese Defense Ministry.
14 September 2015, 06:15 GMT
Construction plans for the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) relocation from Okinawa's highly-populated district in the city of Ginowan to Henoko, on the coastal city of Nago, triggered confrontations over environmental concerns and opposition to the US military presence in Japan.
24 August 2015, 23:46 GMT
In April, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his US counterpart Ashton Carter reaffirmed the relocation plan, as part of a 2006 intergovernmental agreement to realign the US military presence in the country.
Over half of 47,000 US troops deployed in Japan are based in Okinawa, accounting for less than 1 percent of the Japanese land area.
