THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 17, 2022 at 17:13 JST
Land reclamation work for the construction of a U.S. military base has been on hold since a weak seabed was discovered off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--Official campaigning started Jan. 16 for the mayor race here, the first in a series of elections centered on a familiar topic: the relocation of a U.S. military base within the prefecture. [Read More]
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