Okinawa rejects court order to OK revised U.S. base transfer plan

The Okinawa prefectural government decided Monday to ignore a court order to approve a modified plan for a key U.S. base relocation within the southern prefecture, paving the way for the state to take the unprecedented step of doing so by proxy.Okinawa will appeal the high court ruling to the Supreme Court, a prefectural government official said. However, the local government cannot halt work at the contested relocation site unless the top court overturns the ruling.The central government plans to approve the modified plan as early as Thursday, seeking to facilitate the transfer of the U.S.…READ FULL ARTICLE