TOKYO -- Japan is poised to start a new phase of work on the relocation of a key U.S. air base in Okinawa as early as January, pushing past local opposition to advance a contentious project running a decade behind schedule.
The government will on Thursday give approval by proxy for design changes for the new site of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Base, Tetsuo Saito, minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, said Tuesday. That will pave the way for ground improvement work for its transfer to the coastal Henoko area.
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