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December 21, 2016

Japanese Court Rules Against Okinawa Residents Fighting Military Base
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Japan's highest court has ruled against residents of Okinawa fighting
the construction of a new U.S. military base on the island. On Tuesday,
the Japanese Supreme Court ruled the governor of Okinawa had violated
the law when he rescinded construction permits for the new base. The
ruling clears the way for construction to resume. For decades, residents
have called for the expulsion of U.S. troops from Okinawa, which houses
about two-thirds of the 50,000 U.S. troops currently stationed in Japan.


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