Top court nixes Okinawa governor's appeal against U.S. base landfill

Japan's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the Okinawa governor against a ruling that paved the way for the state to override the local government and begin landfill work on a controversial U.S. military base transfer.The decision, dated Thursday, is likely to be seen as an endorsement for the central government to continue its work to reinforce soft ground at the relocation site for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within the southern island prefecture.The central government and Okinawa Prefecture have long been at odds over the transfer of the Futenma base from the densely-popul…READ FULL ARTICLE