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The central government and Okinawa Prefecture have long been at odds over relocating U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

The governor of Okinawa prefecture has defied a deadline set by Tokyo to approve design changes for a coastal airfield that will one day replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki missed the Sept. 27 deadline set by the land minister for approving design changes that are holding up a contentious U.S. military base relocation project within the prefecture. 

The governor of Japan's Okinawa has rejected the central government's demand to approve its modified plan on landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

In a break from tradition, Minoru Kihara, the new defense minister, didn’t meet with Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki during his first visit to Okinawa after assuming office.

NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--A U.S. soldier is suspected of having caused minor damage to an artistic work designed to protest the construction of a U.S. military base here, prompting local police to open an investigation.

A Japanese Cabinet minister this week gave Okinawa’s governor until Wednesday to approve design changes for a coastal airfield planned to replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

The preponderance of U.S. military bases on Okinawa are a threat to world peace and make the island a potential target, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki told a United Nations panel.

GENEVA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki sought a sympathetic ear from the international community as he comes under pressure to reverse his rejection of design changes over a contentious U.S. base relocation project within his prefecture. 

The governor of Japan's Okinawa sought international backing at a U.N. session Monday for his opposition to a plan to relocate a U.S. military base within the southern prefecture. But Gov