U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Okinawa amid base row

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy is making her first visit to Okinawa island, amid ongoing opposition to plans to relocate a US base there. The U.S. envoy met Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima, who approved the relocation after years of deadlock. Japan and the US want to close Futenma airbase and build a new one near the more remote Nago city in the north.

Background:

U.S. envoy Caroline Kennedy visits Japan's Okinawa [BBC]

U.S. envoy visits Okinawa amid long-running row over military bases [The Guardian]