The Governor of Okinawa calls for a review of the US military presence pact
Okinawa governor Genta Koja has approved a contentious US military base relocation plan. This marks the first time an Okinawa leader in 12 years has approved such a plan. The decision follows the indictment of a Marine last month for the suspected murder of a 39-year-old Japanese woman.
- Okinawa governor Genta Koja is the first Okinawa leader in 12 years to approve a contentious US military base relocation plan.
- Lawmakers in Okinawa adopted a resolution last month calling for revisions to the pact.
- Prosecutors indicted the Marine last month on suspicion of murdering a 39-year-old Japanese woman.
- The US has approximately 54,000 soldiers in Japan, mostly in Okinawa.
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