Japan begins constructing more seawalls for new U.S. base in Okinawa

The Japanese government on Monday began constructing more seawalls needed to make possible the move of a U.S. air base within the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, despite local opposition to the controversial transfer.Tokyo pushed ahead with the work after the Okinawa prefectural government filed a fresh lawsuit against the central government in July, seeking a halt in construction to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The case is still pending."We will continue to fight with full force," Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga said.The prefecture wants the base moved out of Okinawa a…READ FULL ARTICLE