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Okinawa Officials Challenge Tokyo Decision to Resume US Base Transfer

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Okinawa Officials Challenge Tokyo Decision to Resume US Base Transfer

13:45 GMT 02.11.2015 (Updated: 10:34 GMT 06.08.2022)

(FILES) A file picture taken on April 24, 2010 shows planes and helicopters stationed at the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma base in Ginowan, Okinawa prefecture - Sputnik International

Authorities of Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on Monday filed an application to a committee charged with resolving disputes between states and regions, challenging a Tokyo decision to resume work on the transfer of the Futenma US military base, local media reported.

A slogan against the base is displayed on the fence enclosed U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Ginowan on southern Japanese islands of Okinawa. File photo - Sputnik International

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Japan Resumes Relocation of US Okinawa Base as Construction Ban Lifted

29 October 2015, 05:15 GMT

TOKYO (Sputnik) — The Japanese government has resumed construction of a US military base in Okinawa on Thursday, having negated a regional government veto on its relocation just days earlier.

If the appeal is not accepted, Okinawa authorities may appeal to court, the NHK television reported.

According to earlier media reports, the base is expected to be moved from Okinawa's highly-populated district in the city of Ginowan to the Henoko coastal area of Nago city.

The relocation was stalled amid protests against a continued US military presence in the country as well as environmental concerns that the new base endangers local wildlife.