The Yomiuri Shimbun
CSM: Defying Toyko, Okinawa suspends US military base construction
The relocation of a US Marine Corps base on the island is aimed at removing a longstanding irritant in US-Japan relations. Tokyo backs the relocation plan, but the view in Okinawa is less positive.
The governor of Okinawa has ordered a halt to construction of a controversial new United States military base on the southern Japanese island, the latest setback in a long-running row over the US military presence there.
Gov. Takeshi Onaga demanded that Japan's government suspend all work at the site after local officials discovered that concrete blocks – used in underwater drilling surveys – had damaged coral reefs.
More News On Okinawa's Governor Suspending US Military Base Construction
Okinawa governor halts work on U.S. military base -- UPI
Okinawa Governor Orders a Halt to Work on US Military Airfield -- NYT
Okinawa orders halt to work related to US base relocation -- Washington Post/AP
Okinawa Triggers New Row Over Relocation of ‘Critical’ U.S. Base -- Bloomberg
Okinawa governor blocks controversial US marine base -- The Guardian
Japanese row over US island base move deepens -- Al Jazeera
Japan's Okinawa Requests to Shut Down US Marine Base Construction -- Sputnik
Okinawa Governor Orders Halt to US Base Relocation -- VOA
Okinawa Military-Base Relocation Sees Further Delay -- WSJ
Okinawa gov. orders halt to seabed survey -- Japan news/Jiji Press
