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A Japan court orders Okinawa to approve a modified plan to build runways for US Marine Corps

A Japanese court has ordered the governor of Okinawa to approve the central government’s modified plan for landfill work at the planned relocation site of a key U.S. military base on the southern island despite persistent local opposition

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

Okinawa’s Vocal Anti-US Military Base Movement

Environmental damage and gendered violence are flashpoints on the tiny island dominated by US troops.

The News Lens · Feb 18, 2022

Fully consider residents' wishes to expedite relocation of Futenma base

The relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to the Henoko district in Nago in the same prefecture is the only solution that strikes a balance between maintaining deterrence and reducing the base-related burden on the prefecture. The central government needs to steadily facilitate the…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 25, 2022