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Japanese Government Keeps Plugging Away at Henoko Base Construction Despite Clear Structural Obstacles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

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Twenty-three years after the announcement of the U.S.-Japan plan for a new U.S. Marine Corps air base at Henoko, the project's completion date continues to fade into the distance as technical challenges mount. For its part, the Japanese government continues to insist that it will be completed in the face of powerful Okinawan opposition and soaring costs.

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