The United States on Wednesday welcomed the delivery of Japan's environmental impact report to the Okinawa Prefectural Government on the relocation of the Futenma base, calling the move "significant progress" on their military realignment plan.
Pentagon press secretary George Little said in a statement that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta welcomed the news and "looks forward to working with Japan in taking the next step: securing the landfill permit."
His remarks came as Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima repeated that he will not give the green light to the land reclamation work needed to build the replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. (Japan Times)
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