Japan government mulls meeting with Okinawa on U.S. base transfer plan

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Sunday expressed eagerness to hold a task force meeting with Okinawa on the transfer of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture, amid local objections to the plan.But during his talks with Hayashi in Naha, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government to consider public opinion and abandon the relocation plan for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, now located in the densely-populated city of Ginowan.Hayashi, who also serves as the minister in charge of mitigating the burden of U.S. forces in Okinawa,…READ FULL ARTICLE