Japan: Henoko base relocation project enters new phase
The project to relocate a USA military base to the Henoko coastal area in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, is entering a new phase, five years after land reclamation began there.
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The project to relocate a USA military base to the Henoko coastal area in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, is entering a new phase, five years after land reclamation began there.
The project to relocate a U.S. military base to the Henoko coastal area is entering a new phase five years after land reclamation began there.
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