Okinawa Starts Process to Rescind Approval for U.S. Base Relocation Work

NAHA, OKINAWA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 14: Okinawa Prefecture Governor Takeshi Onaga speaks during a press conference at the Okinawa prefectural government office on September 14, 2015 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. After holding a hearing on September 28 to listen to opinions from the central government, the Okinawa governor is expected to make the rescission. The action is expected to intensify the conflict between the Okinawa prefectural government and the central government on the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from Ginowan to the Henoko district of Nago. If Onaga rescinds the approval, the land reclamation work will become illegal. Therefore, the central government is expected to take immediate countermeasures. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)