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US Futenma base relocation issue: Growing protest against Governor’s approval of Henoko landfill
December 29, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 28, peace groups and four opposition parties of the Prefectural Assembly held a protest rally against Governor Hirokazu Nakaima’s approval of the Henoko landfill. More than 700 people took part in the rally held in the square of the Prefectural Government Office Building. The protesters voiced their anger against the governor who had previously pledged to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma outside the prefecture. They vowed to hold a...