TOKYO: The governor of Okinawa said on Monday he will revoke approval for work on a US air base in southern Japan, in the latest setback to the controversial plan.

The proposal to relocate Futenma air base to the Henoko region, first mooted in 1996, has become the focus of anger among locals, who insist it should be shut and a replacement built elsewhere in Japan or overseas.

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