Japan halts US Okinawa base expansion

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Source: BBC

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe has agreed to suspend construction work required for the relocation of a controversial US military base in Okinawa.

Mr Abe said he was accepting a court-mediated settlement reached after a long stand-off between the central government and local authorities.

The government wants to move the US Futenma airbase from its densely populated site to a more remote area.

But local officials and residents want the base removed entirely.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35723368

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1. Could be a once in a lifetime headline.

Though there's a difference between halting and suspending.