The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Okinawa rejects central gov't order over U.S. base landfill workNAHA, Japan - Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday rejected the central government's order to endorse its modified plan on landfill work for the transfer of a key U.S. base, in a move likely to prompt the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to take legal action.The central government issued the order late last month as part of its attempt to move ahead with a procedure allowing the land minister, instead of the Okinawa governor, to…READ FULL ARTICLE
