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Tokyo overrules Okinawa to begin US army base works

Japan’s government is beginning construction on a new US military base in the country’s Okinawa islands, overriding the objections of local officials. Tokyo approved landfill works to relocate the Futenma airbase to the Henoko region by proxy after Okinawa’s government refused to green-light the project, saying it will destroy local ecosystems and attract war.  

today11 January, 2024