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           Okinawa Governor Approves Plan to Relocate US Marine Base

   The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has approved
   the relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps air station to reclaimed land
   along the coast, but says he will continue pressing to move the base
   completely off the island.
   An Okinawan official confirmed Friday that Governor Hirokazu Nakaima
   approved the Japanese Defense Ministry`s application to reclaim land
   for a new military base on Okinawa`s coast. It would replace the U.S.
   Marine Corps base in Futenma, a more congested part of Okinawa`s main
   island.
   However, the governor told a news conference later in the day that he
   still believes the quickest way to move Futenma troops would be to
   locate the base to some existing facility with runways outside Okinawa.
   Nakaima vowed during his campaign for office to have the U.S. base
   removed from the island.
   Prime Minister Shinzo Abe persuaded Nakaima to approve the move in a
   meeting Wednesday, after offering increased financial assistance to the
   island.
   Futenma is located in a heavily populated area of Ginowan where
   residents complain of the noise made by jets and the safety of people
   living around the facility. Tokyo has insisted on the move as called
   for in an agreement reached with the United States in 2006.
   Okinawa residents have steadfastly opposed the agreement.
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