CAMP FOSTER, Japan, July 9 (UPI) -- Okinawa government officials said they have asked Tokyo to stop the deployment of a second squadron of U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft to the island.
Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima made the plea to Fumio Kishida, the minister of foreign affairs, Monday, and plans to meet with Japan's defense minister Tuesday during a visit to the capital, Stars and Stripes said.