TOKYO — Japanese construction workers on Wednesday resumed landfill work at the new site of the U.S. military base on Okinawa despite protests by the island’s residents that the move tramples on their rights and raises environmental concerns. The planned relocation site for the base, on Okinawa’s eastern coast, has been at the center of … Read more
TOKYO — A Japanese court on Wednesday 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 opposition and protests by residents. The decision will move forward the suspended construction at a time … Read more
TOKYO — Japan’s Supreme Court docket on Monday dismissed Okinawa’s rejection of a central authorities plan to construct U.S. Marine Corps runways on the island and ordered the prefecture to approve it regardless of protests by locals who oppose the American troops’ presence. Monday’s ruling upheld a excessive court docket ruling in March that the … Read more