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The Okinawa prefectural government decided Monday to ignore a court order to approve a modified plan for a key U.S. base relocation within the southern prefecture, paving the way for the state to take the unprecedented step of doing so by proxy. Okinawa will appeal the ...

The Japanese government is arranging to approve a modified plan for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. base within Okinawa next week bypassing the local government, which seems poised to defy a court order mandating the approval, sources with knowledge of the matter say.

On Wednesday, the Fukuoka High Court Naha branch ordered Okinawa to approve the central government’s construction plan for a key US base.

The Dec. 20 high court decision that paved the way for the first administrative subrogation case under the current system is a superficial and narrowly focused ruling.

A Japanese court sided with Tokyo on Wednesday and wrested permitting approval for a Marine Corps runway at Camp Schwab away from Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki.

A Japanese court ordered the Okinawa governor to approve a modified plan for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture, endorsing the central government's attempt to push forward the delayed plan mired in controversy and court battles.

NAHA—A court here on Dec. 20 gave the Okinawa prefectural government three days to approve a design change application for land reclamation work related to the relocation of a U.S. military base.

A Japanese court ordered the Okinawa governor to approve a modified plan for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture, endorsing the central government's attempt to push forward the delayed plan mired in controversy and court battles.

The move by the high courts Naha branch circumvents Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who has not approved the plan amid staunch local opposition.

An advanced stealth fighter that returned to its base on Okinawa missing a panel may have lost the part over the ocean, an Air Force spokesman said.