The authorities of the Japanese southern Okinawa prefecture have decided to revoke the permit to carry out a landfill reclamation project off the city of Nago for the relocation of a US military base to the area, local media reported on Thursday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th August, 2018) The authorities of the Japanese southern Okinawa prefecture have decided to revoke the permit to carry out a landfill reclamation project off the city of Nago for the relocation of a US military base to the area, local media reported on Thursday.
The decision will be announced on Friday, the NHK broadcaster reported. The authorities were expected to cite environmental concerns when explaining their decision, the broadcaster added.
The landfill reclamation work will have to be stopped without this permit.
The broadcaster suggested that the Japanese central government would file court petitions to nullify the Okinawa authorities' decision to revoke the permit.
The work on dumping soil off Nago for the relocation of the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, currently located in Ginowan city, started in mid-2017. Despite the fact that Okinawa's authorities and local residents protested this decision of the Japanese central government, Tokyo argued it did not have to ask for an approval to implement this project.
Okinawa residents have long protested against the deployment of US troops and equipment in the area, citing abuses by US personnel and various accidents during military training.
