Cabinet minister takes Okinawa governor to court over Marine Corps runway
A Japanese Cabinet minister took Okinawa prefecture to court to wrest permitting authority from its governor.
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A Japanese Cabinet minister took Okinawa prefecture to court to wrest permitting authority from its governor.
The central government and Okinawa Prefecture have long been at odds over relocating U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
Japan's land minister has filed a lawsuit against the Okinawa governor, seeking to proceed with the central government's modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.
Tokyo moved Oct. 5 to remove the Okinawa prefectural government from future decision-making regarding a land reclamation project for a U.S. military base that has strained relations between the two entities to breaking point.
Japan's land minister on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Okinawa governor, seeking to proceed with the central government's modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture. The suit filed at the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch is part of…