Defense minister, Okinawa gov. at odds over U.S. base relocation plan
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki fail to make concessions on a plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the island prefecture.
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Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki fail to make concessions on a plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the island prefecture.
The minister said that the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will push ahead with the plan to relocate the Futenma base.
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Okinawa Gov Denny Tamaki on Wednesday failed to make concessions on a plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the island prefecture. During their first talks since Hamada became defense minister in August, Tamaki urged the central government to scrap the plan to move…
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