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TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga vows on Saturday to start a new battle against the U.S. Futenma base relocation plan pushed forward by the central government and the United States.
"From this day, Okinawa's new battle begins. I will definitely not allow the construction of Henoko base," Onaga told a rally near the site for the relocation in the Henoko District of Nago city.
He also said that he would "employ all means" to scrap the land reclamation approval so as to block the relocation plan.
It was the first time that the governor participated in an anti-relocation rally since he was elected in 2014, according to local reports.
Some 3,500 people attended the rally, including Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine and lawmakers representing the island prefecture.
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