NAHA, Japan, March 30 (UPI) -- An order by the governor of Okinawa to halt work on a new U.S. military base was overruled Monday, prompting protests from residents.
About 100 people staged a protest before the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab, adjacent to the proposed new base. They support last week's order by Gov. Takeshi Onaga to stop work on the new base pending an environmental survey.