Plan to relocate US air base in Okinawa gets boost as Abe-backed mayor wins election

February 05, 2018 7:40 AM

TOKYO (AFP) – Efforts to relocate a US air base on Japan’s Okinawa appeared to move a step forward on Sunday (Feb 4), more than two decades after they began, with the electoral victory of a new mayor backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc.

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