Okinawa files fresh lawsuit to halt U.S. base relocation

The Okinawa prefectural government filed a fresh lawsuit against the central government on Monday, seeking a halt in the ongoing construction work for the relocation of a U.S. air base within the southern island prefecture.The latest lawsuit underscores longtime odds between the central and local governments over the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan to the less populated Henoko coastal area of Nago, partly by reclaiming land off the coastal area.The move follows a Supreme Court ruling last December that the governor's attempt to revoke his predecessor's 2013…READ FULL ARTICLE