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Japan resumes work on controversial US base in Okinawa
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Tokyo (AFP) Sept 12, 2015


Tokyo on Saturday resumed work on a controversial new US military base in southern Okinawa following a month-long suspension, officials said, even as talks with local officials opposed to the project remained deadlocked.

The Japanese government announced the temporary halt last month for "concentrated discussions" with Takeshi Onaga, the outspoken governor of Okinawa, and other officials.

But negotiations failed to reach a compromise and work has now resumed.

The plan to relocate Futenma air base, first mooted in 1996, has become the focus of anger among locals, who insist it should be shut and a replacement built elsewhere in Japan or overseas.

Local residents staged a protest in the Henoko district Saturday in central Okinawa, where the central government plans to build a replacement facility for the air station, Kyodo News reported.

Henoko is a small coastal area on Okinawa.

Reports added Onaga also immediately condemned the resumption, saying: "It was extremely regrettable. I will not let (the central government) build a new base in Henoko by any means."

Both Tokyo and Washington have repeatedly backed the relocation plan, with Abe insisting it was "the only solution".

All sides agree that Futenma's current site -- in the middle of a crowded urban area where its aircraft are a nuisance to thousands of locals -- is not appropriate, but the US will not close it until a replacement facility is ready.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has faced opposition over the Okinawa plan and his public opinion ratings are dropping as parliament debates controversial legislation aimed at changing the Japanese military's narrowly defensive role.

The legislation, which Abe says is necessary to counter rising regional tensions, has sparked rare protests in Japan.


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