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NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki has no more legal cards to play in the prefecture's long-running battle to stop the relocation of a U.S. military base to the Henoko district of Nago.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Okinawa’s rejection of a central government plan to build U.S. Marine Corps runways on the island and ordered the prefecture to approve it despite protests by locals who oppose the American troops’ presence. Monday’s ruling upheld a high court ruling in March that the central government’s […]
The decision may accelerate the relocation effort, as it requires the prefectural government to approve design changes.
Japan's top court on Monday turn down an appeal by Okinawa Prefecture against the state's order to advance landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.
Okinawa's strategic role is important for the Japan-U.S. military alliance.