TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Thursday gave the green light for a modified landfill plan that will see a key U.S. military base transfer
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Thursday gave the green light for a modified landfill plan that will see a key U.S. military base transfer
A Japanese Cabinet minister approved the design changes holding up construction on a Marine Corps runway at Camp Schwab, three days after the Okinawa governor ignored a court order to approve the changes himself.
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For the first time, the central government employed a legal mechanism to act in place of a prefectural government and push ahead land reclamation work in Okinawa Prefecture for the contentious relocation of a U.S. military base.
The approval is 'a milestone' for the total transfer of the Futenma air base as early as possible, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters.