Talks between the central and Okinawa prefectural governments on Wednesday over a contested U.S. military base ended without accord, but the two parties agreed to continue talking.

The meeting was the first since they accepting a court-mediated agreement this month to halt work related to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma and to resume talks.

Speaking to reporters after meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and other senior government officials in Tokyo, Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga said he repeated a demand for base's closure by February 2019.