THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 1, 2024 at 18:18 JST
Residents of Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, attend a town hall meeting on Feb. 21 held by the Defense Ministry to discuss the planned construction of a military training site in the area. (Satsuki Tanahashi)
The Defense Ministry called a full retreat on a plan to build a Ground Self-Defense Force training site in Okinawa Prefecture in the face of strong local opposition, government sources said on Feb. 29. [Read More]
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