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Governor Onaga questions the state of local autonomy and democracy in Japan

2015-12-04 18:19:57 | article
December 2, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo digital edition



In the struggle over the planned construction of a new base in Henoko, Nago as part of the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has filed a lawsuit demanding suspension of execution of Governor Takeshi Onaga’s order to nullify the Henoko land reclamation permit, as well as demanding the right to authorize the land reclamation in lieu of the governor. At 2:00 p.m. on December 2, the initial hearing for the lawsuit began at the Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court (presiding judge Toshiro Tamiya).

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