Okinawans bring their 'anger' to protest against Marine runway construction
Close to 1,000 people gathered outside Camp Schwab to protest construction to create a military runway from reclaimed sea bottom.
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Close to 1,000 people gathered outside Camp Schwab to protest construction to create a military runway from reclaimed sea bottom.
Originally planned to have been finished by now, the base project is now anticipated to take over nine years to complete.
NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki denounced the central government for starting land reclamation work for relocating a U.S. military base by overriding his official rejection of the application.
The Japanese government has begun ground improvement work for the relocation of a key US military base within Okinawa prefecture after overriding the local government's objection, regardless of the opinions of local residents.Chief Cabinet ...
In an an unprecedented move, the national government overrode the local government's objection and approved a modified landfill plan.