Okinawa residents file suit over U.S. base transfer work

TOKYO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Residents of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking the cancellation of an approval given by the central government to relocate a key U.S. military base within the southernmost prefecture, local media reported.

The plaintiffs totaling 30, including residents of the Henoko area in the city of Nago, argued that it was illegal for the Japanese government to