Title: Okinawa Governor to Cancel Permits for new US Military Base

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/481/okin_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Okinawa Governor to Cancel Permits for new US Military Base' data-article-id='837'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13354'>The governor of Japan's southern island of Okinawa says he will cancel permits for building a new United States air base on Okinawa. </span> <span data-start-time='13354' data-end-time='24750'>Governor Takeshi Onaga made the announcement after talks broke down between his administration and Japan’s central government.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='24750' data-end-time='35250'>His decision was announced just days after work on the base restarted near a coastal village on the island. </span> <span data-start-time='35250' data-end-time='44458'>The building project had been suspended for one month to give the two sides time to negotiate. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='44458' data-end-time='56563'>Mr. Onaga was elected governor last year after promising to block the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Base. </span> <span data-start-time='56563' data-end-time='65979'>The base was to be moved from a heavily populated area of Okinawa to a village called Henoko. </span> <span data-start-time='65979' data-end-time='73750'>Instead, Mr. Onaga wants the facility to be moved to another island. </span> <span data-start-time='73750' data-end-time='92208'>Over 19,000 U.S. Marines are stationed in Okinawa in order to rapidly respond to regional threats, provide disaster assistance and defend the interests of the United States and Japan. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='92208' data-end-time='105167'>However, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters Monday that work on the new base on Henoko will continue. </span> <span data-start-time='105167' data-end-time='112458'>The central government could bring legal action against Mr. Onaga to block his action.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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The governor of Japan's southern island of Okinawa says he will cancel permits for building a new United States air base on Okinawa. Governor Takeshi Onaga made the announcement after talks broke down between his administration and Japan’s central government.

His decision was announced just days after work on the base restarted near a coastal village on the island. The building project had been suspended for one month to give the two sides time to negotiate.

Mr. Onaga was elected governor last year after promising to block the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Base. The base was to be moved from a heavily populated area of Okinawa to a village called Henoko. Instead, Mr. Onaga wants the facility to be moved to another island. Over 19,000 U.S. Marines are stationed in Okinawa in order to rapidly respond to regional threats, provide disaster assistance and defend the interests of the United States and Japan.

However, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters Monday that work on the new base on Henoko will continue. The central government could bring legal action against Mr. Onaga to block his action.

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