Work Begins on Marine's New Offshore Okinawa Air Base
By Mari Yamaguchi
February 06, 2017
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government started offshore construction work Monday on relocating a U.S. Marine base on Okinawa.
The step marks the beginning of the main construction to move Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Henoko, a less populated area on the island's east coast.
It comes just days after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis during a visit to Tokyo reaffirmed with Japanese leaders that the Henoko plan is the only option.
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