NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga on Tuesday will officially revoke approval for central government landfill work needed to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma further north in the prefecture, a senior prefectural official said Sunday.
Onaga, who was elected governor last November after campaigning to oppose the contentious relocation plan, is scheduled to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Okinawa Prefectural Government building after approving a document outlining the nullification, the official said.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see out this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.