Opponents of U.S. base transfer call on gov't to listen to Okinawa

Opponents of a relocation plan for a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture called on the Japanese government on Sunday to listen to their voices, as a nonbinding referendum showed a majority of voters rejected the plan."I want this declaration of the will to be known," 23-year-old Reona Nishinaga said after hearing that a majority voted against the plan at a gathering of a civic group, which initiated the idea of holding a prefectural referendum.Over 70 percent of voters in Okinawa rejected the decades-old plan in the referendum which asked whether they agree with the work being unde…READ FULL ARTICLE